MBS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

MBS International Airport, Saginaw, MI · KMBS

Current weather at MBS International Airport in Saginaw, MI (IATA MBS, ICAO KMBS): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 220° at 11 kt, gusting 16 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 12:53Z on Nov 5, 35 minutes ago

Wind: from the southwest (220° true) at 11 knots, gusting 16 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: scattered clouds at 2,400 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft, overcast at 4,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 12°C (53°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
Altimeter: 29.70 inHg (1006 hPa).

METAR KMBS 051253Z 22011G16KT 10SM SCT024 BKN035 OVC046 12/08 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP059 T01170083

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 220° at 11 kt, gusting 16 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
05	046°	Tailwind 11 kt (gusts tail 16)	1 kt from the right (gusts 2)	8,002 ft
23 Most headwind	226°	11 kt (gusts 16)	1 kt from the left (gusts 2)	8,002 ft
14	136°	1 kt (gusts 2)	11 kt from the right (gusts 16)	6,400 ft
32	316°	Tailwind 1 kt (gusts tail 2)	11 kt from the left (gusts 16)	6,400 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KMBS 051120Z 0512/0612 22010KT P6SM OVC030 FM051600 22012G22KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM060000 29007KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 0600/0602 5SM -SHRA OVC020

Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind 220° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 3,000 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 220° at 12 kt, gusting 22 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; broken clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 290° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 2,000 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 6 00:00Z to 02:00Z
Visibility 5 miles; light rain showers; overcast at 2,000 ft.

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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.