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MSO Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Missoula Montana Airport, Missoula, MT · KMSO

Current weather at Missoula Montana Airport in Missoula, MT (IATA MSO, ICAO KMSO): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 330° 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 21:53Z on Oct 27, 28 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the north-northwest (330° true) at 4 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: scattered clouds at 4,400 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 2°C (36°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.87 inHg (1012 hPa).
METAR KMSO 272153Z COR 33004KT 10SM SCT044 BKN050 BKN065 08/02 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB17E28 SLP127 P0000 T00780022

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 330° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08089°Tailwind 2 kt3 kt from the left4,612 ft
26269°2 kt3 kt from the right4,612 ft
12130°Tailwind 4 kt1 kt from the left9,501 ft
30 Most headwind310°4 kt1 kt from the right9,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 19:51Z, valid Oct 27 20:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KMSO 271951Z 2720/2818 16008KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 OVC080 FM272100 19010KT P6SM -RA BKN060 OVC080 FM280300 13003KT P6SM VCSH OVC060
  1. Oct 27 20:00Z to 21:00Z
    Wind 160° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 4,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 21:00Z (until Oct 28 03:00Z)
    Wind 190° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain; broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 130° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; overcast at 6,000 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.