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SJC Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA · KSJC

Current weather at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, CA (IATA SJC, ICAO KSJC): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 330° at 6 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: from the north-northwest (330° true) at 6 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: few clouds at 4,400 ft, few clouds at 8,000 ft, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 20°C (68°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).
METAR KSJC 272153Z 33006KT 10SM FEW044 FEW080 SCT110 20/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02000083

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 330° at 6 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
12L139°Tailwind 6 kt1 kt from the left11,000 ft
30R Most headwind319°6 kt1 kt from the right11,000 ft
12R139°Tailwind 6 kt1 kt from the left11,000 ft
30L Most headwind319°6 kt1 kt from the right11,000 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:46Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KSJC 271746Z 2718/2818 31007KT P6SM FEW250 FM280900 13003KT P6SM SCT250 FM281700 30003KT P6SM SKC
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 09:00Z
    Wind 310° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 25,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 09:00Z (until 17:00Z)
    Wind 130° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 25,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 17:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 300° at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

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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.