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TPA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Tampa International Airport, Tampa, FL · KTPA

Current weather at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, FL (IATA TPA, ICAO KTPA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 020° at 9 kt, gusting 17 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 03:53Z on Oct 28, 17 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the north-northeast (020° true) at 9 knots, gusting 17 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 22°C (72°F), dew point 19°C (66°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.07 inHg (1018 hPa).
METAR KTPA 280353Z 02009G17KT 10SM BKN100 22/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02220189 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 020° at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01L Most headwind002°9 kt (gusts 16)3 kt from the right (gusts 5)11,002 ft
19R182°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 16)3 kt from the left (gusts 5)11,002 ft
01R Most headwind002°9 kt (gusts 16)3 kt from the right (gusts 5)8,300 ft
19L182°Tailwind 9 kt (gusts tail 16)3 kt from the left (gusts 5)8,300 ft
10092°3 kt (gusts 5)9 kt from the left (gusts 16)6,999 ft
28272°Tailwind 3 kt (gusts tail 5)9 kt from the right (gusts 16)6,999 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 28 02:56Z, valid Oct 28 03:00Z to Oct 29 06:00Z

TAF KTPA 280256Z 2803/2906 02007KT P6SM FEW060 BKN100 FM281400 03012G21KT P6SM BKN050 FM282000 03012G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
  1. Oct 28 03:00Z to 14:00Z
    Wind 020° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft.
  2. From Oct 28 14:00Z (until 20:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
  3. From Oct 28 20:00Z (until Oct 29 06:00Z)
    Wind 030° at 12 kt, gusting 21 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; 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.

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