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LAX Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA · KLAX

Current weather at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, CA (IATA LAX, ICAO KLAX): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 11 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 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west-southwest (250° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 1,000 ft, few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 23°C (74°F), dew point 16°C (60°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.95 inHg (1014 hPa).
METAR KLAX 272153Z 25011KT 10SM FEW010 FEW025 SCT250 23/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02330156 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06L083°Tailwind 11 kt2 kt from the right8,926 ft
24R Most headwind263°11 kt2 kt from the left8,926 ft
06R083°Tailwind 11 kt2 kt from the right10,885 ft
24L Most headwind263°11 kt2 kt from the left10,885 ft
07L083°Tailwind 11 kt2 kt from the right12,923 ft
25R Most headwind263°11 kt2 kt from the left12,923 ft
07R083°Tailwind 11 kt2 kt from the right11,095 ft
25L Most headwind263°11 kt2 kt from the left11,095 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:04Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KLAX 272104Z 2721/2824 26012KT P6SM SKC FM280500 28006KT P6SM SCT250 FM281100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN025 BKN250 FM281700 24005KT P6SM BKN035 BKN250 FM282000 26012KT P6SM BKN250
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 05:00Z
    Wind 260° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 11:00Z)
    Wind 280° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 11:00Z (until 17:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 17:00Z (until 20:00Z)
    Wind 240° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 3,500 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 28 20:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 260° at 12 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.

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