LAL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Lakeland Linder International Airport, Lakeland, FL · KLAL

Current weather at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, FL (IATA LAL, ICAO KLAL): 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.

LAL airport info LAL NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 12:50Z on Nov 5, 41 minutes ago

Wind: calm.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: scattered clouds at 5,000 ft; no ceiling.
Temperature: 23°C (73°F), dew point 22°C (72°F).
Altimeter: 29.97 inHg (1015 hPa).

METAR KLAL 051250Z 00000KT 10SM SCT050 23/22 A2997

Runway winds

The wind is calm: no headwind or crosswind on any runway.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
05	045°	–	–	5,000 ft
23	225°	–	–	5,000 ft
08	090°	–	–	2,208 ft
26	270°	–	–	2,208 ft
10	090°	–	–	8,500 ft
28	270°	–	–	8,500 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 13:00Z, valid Nov 5 13:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KLAL 051300Z 0513/0612 VRB02KT P6SM FEW005 SCT035 FM051400 10004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100 FM060000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM060900 VRB02KT 6SM BR SCT008

Nov 5 13:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind variable at 2 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 500 ft, scattered clouds at 3,500 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 100° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 09:00Z)
Wind variable at 2 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
From Nov 6 09:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 2 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; scattered clouds at 800 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.

FBOs and services

FBOs

Sheltair 2 locations at this airportBrand websiteFuel (OpenStreetMap): Jet A, 100LL

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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.