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RNO Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV · KRNO

Current weather at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, NV (IATA RNO, ICAO KRNO): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 280° at 11 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 21:55Z on Oct 27, 27 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west (280° true) at 11 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 15,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 18°C (65°F), dew point -9°C (16°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.91 inHg (1013 hPa).
METAR KRNO 272155Z 28011KT 10SM FEW150 18/M09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP105 ACSL DSNT SE THRU SW T01831089

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 280° at 11 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08090°Tailwind 11 kt2 kt from the left6,102 ft
26 Most headwind270°11 kt2 kt from the right6,102 ft
17L180°Tailwind 2 kt11 kt from the right9,000 ft
35R360°2 kt11 kt from the left9,000 ft
17R180°Tailwind 2 kt11 kt from the right11,001 ft
35L360°2 kt11 kt from the left11,001 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KRNO 271720Z 2718/2818 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM272100 27011G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM280200 31008KT P6SM SKC FM280500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 21:00Z
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 27 21:00Z (until Oct 28 02:00Z)
    Wind 270° at 11 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 02:00Z (until 05:00Z)
    Wind 310° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  4. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 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.