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TUS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Tucson International Airport, Tucson, AZ · KTUS

Current weather at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, AZ (IATA TUS, ICAO KTUS): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind 020° at 5 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 north-northeast (020° true) at 5 knots.
  • Visibility: 10 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: 29°C (84°F), dew point 2°C (35°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.99 inHg (1016 hPa).
METAR KTUS 272153Z 02005KT 10SM CLR 29/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP116 T02890017

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 020° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
04 Most headwind045°5 kt2 kt from the left7,000 ft
22225°Tailwind 5 kt2 kt from the right7,000 ft
12135°Tailwind 2 kt5 kt from the left10,996 ft
30315°2 kt5 kt from the right10,996 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 17:23Z, valid Oct 27 18:00Z to Oct 28 18:00Z

TAF KTUS 271723Z 2718/2818 24006KT P6SM SKC FM272200 30007KT P6SM SKC FM280300 25006KT P6SM SKC FM280500 15007KT P6SM SKC
  1. Oct 27 18:00Z to 22:00Z
    Wind 240° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  2. From Oct 27 22:00Z (until Oct 28 03:00Z)
    Wind 300° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  3. From Oct 28 03:00Z (until 05:00Z)
    Wind 250° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.
  4. From Oct 28 05:00Z (until 18:00Z)
    Wind 150° at 7 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; clear skies.

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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.