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HRL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Valley International Airport, Harlingen, TX · KHRL

Current weather at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, TX (IATA HRL, ICAO KHRL): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 090° 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 21:52Z on Oct 27, 30 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east (090° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 27°C (81°F), dew point 22°C (71°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.04 inHg (1017 hPa).
METAR KHRL 272152Z 09011KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02720217

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 090° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
13 Most headwind136°8 kt8 kt from the left7,257 ft
31316°Tailwind 8 kt8 kt from the right7,257 ft
18L181°0 kt11 kt from the left5,950 ft
36R001°0 kt11 kt from the right5,950 ft
18R181°0 kt11 kt from the left9,400 ft
36L001°0 kt11 kt from the right9,400 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KHRL 271720Z 2718/2818 07005KT P6SM SCT250 FM272000 09007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM280200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 11005KT P6SM SCT250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 20:00Z
    Wind 070° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 20:00Z (until Oct 28 02:00Z)
    Wind 090° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; broken clouds at 6,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 16:00Z)
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 110° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered 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.

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