LWS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, ID · KLWS

Current weather at Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport in Lewiston, ID (IATA LWS, ICAO KLWS): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 080° at 3 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)

MVFRObserved at 12:56Z on Nov 5, 33 minutes ago

Wind: from the east (080° true) at 3 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: broken clouds at 1,600 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 6°C (42°F), dew point 3°C (38°F).
Altimeter: 30.17 inHg (1022 hPa).

METAR KLWS 051256Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM BKN016 OVC070 06/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP223 T00560033 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 080° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
08 Most headwind	099°	3 kt	1 kt from the left	6,511 ft
26	279°	Tailwind 3 kt	1 kt from the right	6,511 ft
12	132°	2 kt	2 kt from the left	5,003 ft
30	312°	Tailwind 2 kt	2 kt from the right	5,003 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:28Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KLWS 051128Z 0512/0612 11003KT P6SM BKN015 FM051330 10003KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 FM051900 14004KT P6SM SCT030 OVC050 FM060300 13004KT P6SM SCT050 SCT080

Nov 5 12:00Z to 13:30Z
Wind 110° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 13:30Z (until 19:00Z)
Wind 100° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain, mist; overcast at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 19:00Z (until Nov 6 03:00Z)
Wind 140° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 6 03:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 130° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft.

Airport diagram

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FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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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.