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SCL Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago, Chile · SCEL

Current weather at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago, Chile (IATA SCL, ICAO SCEL): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 220° at 9 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 22:00Z on Oct 27, 21 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the southwest (220° true) at 9 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 24°C (75°F), dew point 9°C (48°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).
METAR SCEL 272200Z 22009KT 190V250 CAVOK 24/09 Q1016 NOSIG

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 220° at 9 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
17R Most headwind176°6 kt6 kt from the right12,467 ft
35L356°Tailwind 6 kt6 kt from the left12,467 ft
17L Most headwind176°6 kt6 kt from the right12,303 ft
35R356°Tailwind 6 kt6 kt from the left12,303 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 22:00Z, valid Oct 28 00:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z

TAF SCEL 272200Z 2800/2824 20012KT CAVOK TX28/2818Z TN10/2810Z BECMG 2801/2803 14002KT TEMPO 2808/2812 5000 BR BECMG 2816/2818 19012KT
  1. Oct 28 00:00Z to 01:00Z
    Wind 200° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant clouds.
  2. Becoming, Oct 28 01:00Z to 16:00Z
    Wind 140° at 2 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant clouds.
  3. Temporarily, Oct 28 08:00Z to 12:00Z
    Visibility about 3.1 miles; mist.
  4. Becoming, Oct 28 16:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
    Wind 190° at 12 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant clouds.

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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.