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MSP Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minneapolis, MN · KMSP

Current weather at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, MN (IATA MSP, ICAO KMSP): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 240° at 7 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)

LIFRObserved at 21:00Z on Oct 27, 14 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west-southwest (240° true) at 7 knots.
  • Visibility: 2 miles.
  • Weather: light drizzle, mist.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 400 ft, overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 12°C (53°F), dew point 11°C (51°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.03 inHg (1017 hPa).
SPECI KMSP 272100Z 24007KT 2SM -DZ BR BKN004 OVC008 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 P0000 T01170106

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 240° at 7 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04045°Tailwind 7 kt2 kt from the left11,006 ft
22 Most headwind225°7 kt2 kt from the right11,006 ft
12L121°Tailwind 3 kt6 kt from the right8,200 ft
30R301°3 kt6 kt from the left8,200 ft
12R121°Tailwind 3 kt6 kt from the right10,000 ft
30L301°3 kt6 kt from the left10,000 ft
17170°2 kt7 kt from the right8,000 ft
35350°Tailwind 2 kt7 kt from the left8,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 20:40Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KMSP 272040Z 2721/2824 19008KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 2721/2723 3SM -DZ BR OVC007 FM280800 21006KT P6SM BKN020 FM281400 15007KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 2821/2824 5SM -TSRA BKN025CB
  1. Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 08:00Z
    Wind 190° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,200 ft.
  2. Temporarily, Oct 27 21:00Z to 23:00Z
    Visibility 3 miles; light drizzle, mist; overcast at 700 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 08:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind 210° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 3,500 ft.
  5. 30% chance, Oct 28 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Visibility 5 miles; thunderstorm with light rain; broken clouds at 2,500 ft (cumulonimbus).

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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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