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SLC Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds
Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt Lake City, UT · KSLC
Current weather at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, UT (IATA SLC, ICAO KSLC): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 340° 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.
Weather radar
Current conditions (METAR)
- Wind: from the north-northwest (340° true) at 9 knots.
- Visibility: 10 miles or more.
- Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
- Clouds: few clouds at 7,000 ft, few clouds at 8,500 ft, broken clouds at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft above the ground.
- Temperature: 16°C (60°F), dew point 5°C (41°F).
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg (1013 hPa).
METAR KSLC 272154Z 34009KT 10SM FEW070 FEW085 BKN250 16/05 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01560050 $
Runway winds
Components for the current wind, 340° at 9 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.
| Runway | Heading (true) | Headwind | Crosswind | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 153° | Tailwind 9 kt | 1 kt from the left | 4,893 ft |
| 32 Most headwind | 333° | 9 kt | 1 kt from the right | 4,893 ft |
| 16L | 175° | Tailwind 9 kt | 2 kt from the right | 12,002 ft |
| 34R | 355° | 9 kt | 2 kt from the left | 12,002 ft |
| 16R | 175° | Tailwind 9 kt | 2 kt from the right | 12,000 ft |
| 34L | 355° | 9 kt | 2 kt from the left | 12,000 ft |
| 17 | 180° | Tailwind 8 kt | 3 kt from the right | 9,596 ft |
| 35 | 360° | 8 kt | 3 kt from the left | 9,596 ft |
Forecast (TAF)
Issued Oct 27 21:12Z, valid Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 29 00:00Z
TAF KSLC 272112Z 2721/2824 32007KT P6SM FEW100 SCT150 FM280300 30006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM281000 16005KT P6SM SCT100
- Oct 27 21:00Z to Oct 28 03:00ZWind 320° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 10,000 ft, scattered clouds at 15,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 10:00Z)Wind 300° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft.
- From Oct 28 10:00Z (until Oct 29 00:00Z)Wind 160° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 10,000 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.