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JAC Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, WY · KJAC

Current weather at Jackson Hole Airport in Jackson, WY (IATA JAC, ICAO KJAC): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 210° at 10 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:56Z on Oct 27, 25 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southwest (210° true) at 10 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 4°C (40°F), dew point -4°C (24°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.99 inHg (1016 hPa).
METAR KJAC 272156Z 21010KT 10SM OVC110 04/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00441044

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 210° at 10 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01020°Tailwind 10 kt2 kt from the left6,300 ft
19 Most headwind200°10 kt2 kt from the right6,300 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:21Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KJAC 271721Z 2718/2818 20012G18KT P6SM BKN050 OVC120 FM272300 21011KT P6SM SCT035 BKN120 FM280100 20005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN100 PROB30 2804/2808 -RASN BKN035 FM280800 20008KT P6SM SCT060 FM281100 20006KT P6SM SCT030
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 23:00Z
    Wind 200° at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 23:00Z (until Oct 28 01:00Z)
    Wind 210° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 12,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 01:00Z (until 08:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft.
  4. 30% chance, Oct 28 04:00Z to 08:00Z
    Light rain, light snow; broken clouds at 3,500 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 08:00Z (until 11:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 6,000 ft.
  6. From Oct 28 11:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,000 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.