SMX Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Santa Maria Public Airport, Santa Maria, CA · KSMX

Current weather at Santa Maria Public Airport in Santa Maria, CA (IATA SMX, ICAO KSMX): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 280° at 7 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 12:51Z on Nov 5, 38 minutes ago

Wind: from the west (280° true) at 7 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
Temperature: 13°C (55°F), dew point 8°C (47°F).
Altimeter: 30.00 inHg (1016 hPa).

METAR KSMX 051251Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01280083 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 280° at 7 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
02	036°	Tailwind 3 kt	6 kt from the left	5,199 ft
20	216°	3 kt	6 kt from the right	5,199 ft
12	136°	Tailwind 6 kt	4 kt from the right	8,004 ft
30 Most headwind	316°	6 kt	4 kt from the left	8,004 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KSMX 051120Z 0512/0612 35006KT P6SM SKC FM051400 04006KT P6SM SKC FM051800 35008KT P6SM SKC FM052100 33010KT P6SM SKC FM060600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC

Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 350° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
Wind 040° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 350° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 06:00Z)
Wind 330° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
From Nov 6 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 3 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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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.