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ROC Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester, NY · KROC

Current weather at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, NY (IATA ROC, ICAO KROC): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 060° 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 21:54Z on Oct 27, 27 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the east-northeast (060° true) at 8 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 15,000 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 1°C (34°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.42 inHg (1030 hPa).
METAR KROC 272154Z 06008KT 10SM FEW150 BKN250 08/01 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP308 T00780011

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 060° at 8 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04032°7 kt4 kt from the right8,001 ft
22212°Tailwind 7 kt4 kt from the left8,001 ft
07 Most headwind064°8 kt1 kt from the left4,000 ft
25244°Tailwind 8 kt1 kt from the right4,000 ft
10088°7 kt4 kt from the left6,402 ft
28268°Tailwind 7 kt4 kt from the right6,402 ft

Forecast (TAF)

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

TAF KROC 271720Z 2718/2818 05006KT P6SM FEW090 FM280400 11004KT P6SM OVC070 FM281300 15004KT P6SM BKN060 FM281500 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 04:00Z
    Wind 050° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 9,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 04:00Z (until 13:00Z)
    Wind 110° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 7,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 13:00Z (until 15:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 6,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 15:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 11,000 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.

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