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MEM Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN · KMEM

Current weather at Memphis International Airport in Memphis, TN (IATA MEM, ICAO KMEM): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 140° at 4 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 21:54Z on Oct 27, 27 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the southeast (140° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 22,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 24°C (75°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.19 inHg (1022 hPa).
METAR KMEM 272154Z 14004KT 10SM SCT220 BKN250 24/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02390083 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 140° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
09092°3 kt3 kt from the right8,946 ft
27272°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the left8,946 ft
18C Most headwind179°3 kt3 kt from the left11,120 ft
36C359°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the right11,120 ft
18L Most headwind179°3 kt3 kt from the left9,000 ft
36R359°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the right9,000 ft
18R Most headwind179°3 kt3 kt from the left9,320 ft
36L359°Tailwind 3 kt3 kt from the right9,320 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:50Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KMEM 272050Z 2721/2824 14004KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 140° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 15,000 ft, scattered 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.