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RSW Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, FL · KRSW

Current weather at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, FL (IATA RSW, ICAO KRSW): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 030° at 10 kt, gusting 20 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.

RSW airport info RSW NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 04:53Z on Oct 28, 44 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the north-northeast (030° true) at 10 knots, gusting 20 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 23°C (73°F), dew point 20°C (68°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.97 inHg (1015 hPa).
METAR KRSW 280453Z AUTO 03010G20KT 10SM FEW025 BKN048 OVC060 23/20 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02280200 402940200

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 030° at 10 kt, gusting 20 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
06 Most headwind054°9 kt (gusts 18)4 kt from the left (gusts 8)12,000 ft
24234°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 18)4 kt from the right (gusts 8)12,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 28 05:21Z, valid Oct 28 06:00Z to Oct 29 06:00Z

TAF KRSW 280521Z 2806/2906 03010G18KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 2806/2810 BKN025 FM281400 05014G22KT P6SM BKN040 FM281800 05015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 FM290200 03011KT P6SM BKN040
  1. Oct 28 06:00Z to 14:00Z
    Wind 030° at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft.
  2. Temporarily, Oct 28 06:00Z to 10:00Z
    Broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 050° at 14 kt, gusting 22 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 4,000 ft.
  4. From Oct 28 18:00Z (until Oct 29 02:00Z)
    Wind 050° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; broken clouds at 4,000 ft.
  5. From Oct 29 02:00Z (until 06:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 4,000 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.