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Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, MI · KGRR

Current weather at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, MI (IATA GRR, ICAO KGRR): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 070° at 6 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 21:53Z on Oct 27, 12 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-northeast (070° true) at 6 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 15,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 16°C (61°F), dew point 9°C (49°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.25 inHg (1024 hPa).
METAR KGRR 272153Z 07006KT 10SM BKN150 BKN250 16/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01610094

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 070° at 6 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08L Most headwind081°6 kt1 kt from the left5,001 ft
26R261°Tailwind 6 kt1 kt from the right5,001 ft
08R Most headwind081°6 kt1 kt from the left10,001 ft
26L261°Tailwind 6 kt1 kt from the right10,001 ft
17171°Tailwind 1 kt6 kt from the left8,501 ft
35351°1 kt6 kt from the right8,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:40Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KGRR 271740Z 2718/2818 12007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM272300 11006KT P6SM SCT070 BKN250 FM280500 15005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN130 FM281600 20006KT P6SM FEW250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 23:00Z
    Wind 120° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 23:00Z (until Oct 28 05:00Z)
    Wind 110° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 16:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 13,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 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.