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OAK Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA · KOAK

Current weather at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport in Oakland, CA (IATA OAK, ICAO KOAK): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 250° at 8 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 west-southwest (250° true) at 8 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 3,000 ft, scattered clouds at 20,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 18°C (64°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.02 inHg (1017 hPa).
METAR KOAK 272153Z 25008KT 10SM FEW030 SCT200 18/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01780078

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 250° at 8 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
10L112°Tailwind 6 kt5 kt from the right5,457 ft
28R Most headwind292°6 kt5 kt from the left5,457 ft
10R112°Tailwind 6 kt5 kt from the right6,213 ft
28L Most headwind292°6 kt5 kt from the left6,213 ft
12130°Tailwind 4 kt7 kt from the right10,520 ft
30310°4 kt7 kt from the left10,520 ft
15164°1 kt8 kt from the right3,376 ft
33344°Tailwind 1 kt8 kt from the left3,376 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:46Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF KOAK 271746Z 2718/2824 28010KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM280500 06003KT P6SM SCT250 FM282000 27007KT P6SM SKC
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 05:00Z
    Wind 280° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 20:00Z)
    Wind 060° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 20:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)
    Wind 270° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

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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.