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FSD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, SD · KFSD

Current weather at Sioux Falls Regional Airport in Sioux Falls, SD (IATA FSD, ICAO KFSD): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 170° 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.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 22:09Z on Oct 27, 12 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (170° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 1,700 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 11°C (51°F), dew point 7°C (45°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.98 inHg (1015 hPa).
SPECI KFSD 272209Z 17011KT 10SM SCT017 11/07 A2998 RMK AO2 T01060072

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 170° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
03035°Tailwind 8 kt8 kt from the right9,000 ft
21215°8 kt8 kt from the left9,000 ft
09103°4 kt10 kt from the right3,151 ft
27283°Tailwind 4 kt10 kt from the left3,151 ft
15 Most headwind155°11 kt3 kt from the right8,000 ft
33335°Tailwind 11 kt3 kt from the left8,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 19:23Z, valid Oct 27 19:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KFSD 271923Z 2719/2818 20010KT P6SM OVC010 FM272100 18009KT P6SM BKN015 FM280800 VRB05KT 6SM BR BKN007 FM281400 15010G20KT 6SM BR OVC006
  1. Oct 27 19:00Z to 21:00Z
    Wind 200° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 21:00Z (until Oct 28 08:00Z)
    Wind 180° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 08:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind variable at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; broken clouds at 700 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 10 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; overcast at 600 ft.

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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.