IPL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Imperial County Airport, Imperial, CA · KIPL

Current weather at Imperial County Airport in Imperial, CA (IATA IPL, ICAO KIPL): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 290° at 3 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.

IPL airport info IPL NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 14:53Z on Nov 5, 31 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-northwest (290° true) at 3 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
Temperature: 14°C (58°F), dew point 6°C (43°F).
Altimeter: 29.95 inHg (1014 hPa).

METAR KIPL 051453Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01440061 53014

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 290° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
08	090°	Tailwind 3 kt	1 kt from the left	4,501 ft
26 Most headwind	270°	3 kt	1 kt from the right	4,501 ft
14	153°	Tailwind 2 kt	2 kt from the right	5,308 ft
32	333°	2 kt	2 kt from the left	5,308 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:25Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KIPL 051125Z 0512/0612 27004KT P6SM SKC FM051800 35005KT P6SM FEW200 FM060000 27004KT P6SM SCT200

Nov 5 12:00Z to 18:00Z
Wind 270° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 350° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 20,000 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 270° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. 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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