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PSP Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA · KPSP

Current weather at Palm Springs International Airport in Palm Springs, CA (IATA PSP, ICAO KPSP): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind variable at 5 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, 29 minutes ago
  • Wind: variable in direction at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 28°C (83°F), dew point 3°C (37°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.89 inHg (1012 hPa).
METAR KPSP 272153Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 28/03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02830028

Runway winds

The wind is variable in direction at 5 knots, so there are no fixed components.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
13L143°––4,953 ft
31R323°––4,953 ft
13R143°––10,000 ft
31L323°––10,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:22Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KPSP 271722Z 2718/2818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM272000 11006KT P6SM SKC FM280200 32007KT P6SM SCT200 FM281200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT200
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 20:00Z
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 27 20:00Z (until Oct 28 02:00Z)
    Wind 110° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  3. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 12:00Z)
    Wind 320° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 12:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 20,000 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.