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LAS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, NV · KLAS

Current weather at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, NV (IATA LAS, ICAO KLAS): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 200° at 9 kt, gusting 19 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 south-southwest (200° true) at 9 knots, gusting 19 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: 27°C (81°F), dew point -1°C (31°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.89 inHg (1012 hPa).
METAR KLAS 272156Z 20009G19KT 10SM FEW250 27/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02721006

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 200° at 9 kt, gusting 19 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01L025°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 19)1 kt from the right (gusts 2)8,988 ft
19R Most headwind205°9 kt (gusts 19)1 kt from the left (gusts 2)8,988 ft
01R025°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 19)1 kt from the right (gusts 2)9,771 ft
19L Most headwind205°9 kt (gusts 19)1 kt from the left (gusts 2)9,771 ft
08L090°Tailwind 3 kt (gusts tail 6)8 kt from the right (gusts 18)14,515 ft
26R270°3 kt (gusts 6)8 kt from the left (gusts 18)14,515 ft
08R090°Tailwind 3 kt (gusts tail 6)8 kt from the right (gusts 18)10,526 ft
26L270°3 kt (gusts 6)8 kt from the left (gusts 18)10,526 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:09Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KLAS 272109Z 2721/2824 19009G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM272300 21012G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM280300 20008KT P6SM SCT250 FM281100 26005KT P6SM BKN250 FM282000 09005KT P6SM BKN250
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to 23:00Z
    Wind 190° at 9 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 23:00Z (until Oct 28 03:00Z)
    Wind 210° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 11:00Z)
    Wind 200° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 11:00Z (until 20:00Z)
    Wind 260° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 20:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 090° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken 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.