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FAR Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Hector International Airport, Fargo, ND · KFAR

Current weather at Hector International Airport in Fargo, ND (IATA FAR, ICAO KFAR): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 200° at 11 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

FAR airport info FAR NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southwest (200° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 7°C (45°F), dew point 5°C (41°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.94 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR KFAR 272153Z 20011KT 10SM OVC012 07/05 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00720050

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 200° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
09090°Tailwind 4 kt10 kt from the right6,302 ft
27270°4 kt10 kt from the left6,302 ft
13137°5 kt10 kt from the right3,801 ft
31317°Tailwind 5 kt10 kt from the left3,801 ft
18 Most headwind180°10 kt4 kt from the right9,001 ft
36360°Tailwind 10 kt4 kt from the left9,001 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 19:10Z, valid Oct 27 19:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KFAR 271910Z 2719/2818 18008KT P6SM OVC012 FM280200 19007KT P6SM BKN025 FM281000 16007KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 2815/2818 -RA
  1. Oct 27 19:00Z to Oct 28 02:00Z
    Wind 180° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,200 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 10:00Z)
    Wind 190° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 10:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 160° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 4,000 ft.
  4. 30% chance, Oct 28 15:00Z to 18:00Z
    Light rain.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.

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