SLK Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Adirondack Regional Airport, Saranac Lake, NY · KSLK

Current weather at Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake, NY (IATA SLK, ICAO KSLK): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 220° at 10 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)

MVFRObserved at 15:20Z on Nov 5, 6 minutes ago

Wind: from the southwest (220° true) at 10 knots.
Visibility: 3 miles.
Weather: light rain, mist.
Clouds: few clouds at 800 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 15°C (59°F), dew point 14°C (58°F).
Altimeter: 29.80 inHg (1009 hPa).

SPECI KSLK 051520Z AUTO 22010KT 3SM -RA BR FEW008 BKN018 OVC026 15/14 A2980 RMK AO2 P0001 T01500144 TSNO

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 220° at 10 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
05	035°	Tailwind 10 kt	1 kt from the left	6,573 ft
23 Most headwind	215°	10 kt	1 kt from the right	6,573 ft
09	079°	Tailwind 8 kt	6 kt from the right	3,997 ft
27	259°	8 kt	6 kt from the left	3,997 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 13:10Z, valid Nov 5 13:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KSLK 051310Z 0513/0612 21008G19KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC025 WS020/23035KT TEMPO 0513/0516 3SM -SHRA BR BKN012 FM051600 21008G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC016 FM052100 25005KT P6SM BKN025 FM060700 VRB03KT P6SM OVC035

Nov 5 13:00Z to 16:00Z
Wind 210° at 8 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers, mist; scattered clouds at 1,200 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; wind shear at 2,000 ft, 230° at 35 kt.
Temporarily, Nov 5 13:00Z to 16:00Z
Visibility 3 miles; light rain showers, mist; broken clouds at 1,200 ft.
From Nov 5 16:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 210° at 8 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; overcast at 1,600 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 07:00Z)
Wind 250° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 6 07:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 3,500 ft.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. 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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