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IAD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds
Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, VA · KIAD
Current weather at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, VA (IATA IAD, ICAO KIAD): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind calm. 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.
Weather radar
Current conditions (METAR)
- Wind: calm.
- Visibility: 10 miles or more.
- Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
- Clouds: few clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
- Temperature: 21°C (69°F), dew point 10°C (50°F).
- Altimeter: 30.31 inHg (1026 hPa).
METAR KIAD 272152Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 21/10 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 T02060100
Runway winds
The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.
| Runway | Heading (true) | Headwind | Crosswind | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01C | 001° | – | – | 11,500 ft |
| 19C | 181° | – | – | 11,500 ft |
| 01L | 001° | – | – | 9,400 ft |
| 19R | 181° | – | – | 9,400 ft |
| 01R | 001° | – | – | 11,500 ft |
| 19L | 181° | – | – | 11,500 ft |
| 12 | 111° | – | – | 10,501 ft |
| 30 | 291° | – | – | 10,501 ft |
Forecast (TAF)
Issued Oct 27 21:05Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
TAF KIAD 272105Z 2721/2824 05003KT P6SM FEW250 FM280000 10003KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM281000 00000KT 5SM BR FEW015 SCT025 FM281200 13004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100
- Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 00:00ZWind 050° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 10:00Z)Wind 100° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 10:00Z (until 12:00Z)Wind calm; visibility 5 miles; mist; few clouds at 1,500 ft, scattered clouds at 2,500 ft.
- From Oct 28 12:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)Wind 130° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 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.