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Long Island MacArthur Airport, Islip, NY · KISP

Current weather at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY (IATA ISP, ICAO KISP): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 130° at 5 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 21:56Z on Oct 27, 25 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the southeast (130° true) at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 12°C (53°F), dew point 4°C (39°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.36 inHg (1028 hPa).
METAR KISP 272156Z 13005KT 10SM FEW250 12/04 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP279 T01170039

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 130° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06045°0 kt5 kt from the right7,006 ft
24225°0 kt5 kt from the left7,006 ft
15L Most headwind135°5 kt0 kt3,175 ft
33R315°Tailwind 5 kt0 kt3,175 ft
15R Most headwind135°5 kt0 kt5,186 ft
33L315°Tailwind 5 kt0 kt5,186 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 19:14Z, valid Oct 27 19:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KISP 271914Z 2719/2818 35007KT P6SM FEW060 FM272200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 FM272300 13004KT P6SM FEW250 FM280200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM281400 09004KT P6SM SCT250 FM281600 18006KT P6SM FEW250
  1. Oct 27 19:00Z to 22:00Z
    Wind 350° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 6,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 22:00Z (until 23:00Z)
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 6,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 27 23:00Z (until Oct 28 02:00Z)
    Wind 130° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 16:00Z)
    Wind 090° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  6. From Oct 28 16:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 180° 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.