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MCI Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO · KMCI

Current weather at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, MO (IATA MCI, ICAO KMCI): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 190° 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.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 21:53Z on Oct 27, 13 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south (190° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 6,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 21°C (69°F), dew point 11°C (51°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.09 inHg (1019 hPa).
METAR KMCI 272153Z 19011KT 10SM SCT060 21/11 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02060106 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 190° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01L013°Tailwind 11 kt1 kt from the right10,801 ft
19R Most headwind193°11 kt1 kt from the left10,801 ft
01R013°Tailwind 11 kt1 kt from the right9,500 ft
19L Most headwind193°11 kt1 kt from the left9,500 ft
09096°Tailwind 1 kt11 kt from the right9,501 ft
27276°1 kt11 kt from the left9,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:47Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KMCI 271747Z 2718/2818 19008KT P6SM BKN090 FM280300 16006KT P6SM SCT100 FM281500 18012G17KT P6SM SCT200
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 03:00Z
    Wind 190° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 9,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 15:00Z)
    Wind 160° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 10,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 180° at 12 kt, gusting 17 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 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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