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Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Sarasota, FL · KSRQ

Current weather at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, FL (IATA SRQ, ICAO KSRQ): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 040° at 15 kt, gusting 21 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 northeast (040° true) at 15 knots, gusting 21 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 28°C (83°F), dew point 16°C (61°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.98 inHg (1015 hPa).
METAR KSRQ 272153Z 04015G21KT 10SM OVC060 28/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02830161

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 040° at 15 kt, gusting 21 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04 Most headwind038°15 kt (gusts 21)1 kt from the right (gusts 1)5,006 ft
22218°Tailwind 15 kt (gusts tail 21)1 kt from the left (gusts 1)5,006 ft
14134°Tailwind 1 kt (gusts tail 1)15 kt from the left (gusts 21)9,500 ft
32314°1 kt (gusts 1)15 kt from the right (gusts 21)9,500 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:20Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KSRQ 271720Z 2718/2818 04012G22KT P6SM FEW040 FM280600 03011KT P6SM BKN050 FM281400 04012G22KT P6SM BKN050
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 06:00Z
    Wind 040° at 12 kt, gusting 22 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 06:00Z (until 14:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 11 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 040° at 12 kt, gusting 22 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 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.