PAE Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Seattle Paine Field International Airport, Everett, WA · KPAE

Current weather at Seattle Paine Field International Airport in Everett, WA (IATA PAE, ICAO KPAE): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 180° 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 13:15Z on Nov 5, 12 minutes ago

Wind: from the south (180° true) at 4 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: few clouds at 600 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (47°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
Altimeter: 30.16 inHg (1021 hPa).

SPECI KPAE 051315Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM FEW006 BKN060 08/08 A3016 RMK AO2 T00830078

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 180° at 4 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Length
16L	180°	4 kt	3,004 ft
34R	360°	Tailwind 4 kt	3,004 ft
16R Most headwind	179°	4 kt	9,010 ft
34L	359°	Tailwind 4 kt	9,010 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:21Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KPAE 051121Z 0512/0612 19007KT P6SM VCSH SCT017 BKN035 TEMPO 0512/0516 BKN015 FM051600 16007KT P6SM OVC015 FM052100 17009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM060000 16007KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM060600 14008KT P6SM BKN100 OVC200

Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind 190° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 1,700 ft, broken clouds at 3,500 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 160° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 170° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 06:00Z)
Wind 160° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft.
From Nov 6 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 140° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 10,000 ft, overcast at 20,000 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. 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.