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JAX Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL · KJAX

Current weather at Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, FL (IATA JAX, ICAO KJAX): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 030° at 11 kt, gusting 17 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, 26 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the north-northeast (030° true) at 11 knots, gusting 17 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 4,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 22°C (72°F), dew point 16°C (61°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.14 inHg (1021 hPa).
METAR KJAX 272156Z 03011G17KT 10SM FEW040 22/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02220161 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 030° at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08 Most headwind071°8 kt (gusts 13)7 kt from the left (gusts 11)10,000 ft
26251°Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 13)7 kt from the right (gusts 11)10,000 ft
14131°Tailwind 2 kt (gusts tail 3)11 kt from the left (gusts 17)7,701 ft
32311°2 kt (gusts 3)11 kt from the right (gusts 17)7,701 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF KJAX 271720Z 2718/2818 03017G27KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM280000 02011G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM280500 02010KT P6SM SCT250 FM281400 03015G25KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 00:00Z
    Wind 030° at 17 kt, gusting 27 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 4,000 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 00:00Z (until 05:00Z)
    Wind 020° at 11 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind 020° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 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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