YAK Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Yakutat Airport, Yakutat, AK · PAYA

Current weather at Yakutat Airport in Yakutat, AK (IATA YAK, ICAO PAYA): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 110° at 6 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 13:24Z on Nov 5, 7 minutes ago

Wind: from the east-southeast (110° true) at 6 knots.
Visibility: 9 miles.
Weather: light rain.
Clouds: few clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 2,600 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,600 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 6°C (42°F), dew point 5°C (41°F).
Altimeter: 29.28 inHg (992 hPa).

SPECI PAYA 051324Z AUTO 11006KT 9SM -RA FEW009 BKN026 OVC047 06/05 A2928 RMK AO2 RAE06B19 P0002 T00560050 TSNO $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 110° at 6 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	045°	3 kt	5 kt from the right	6,475 ft
20	225°	Tailwind 3 kt	5 kt from the left	6,475 ft
11 Most headwind	135°	5 kt	3 kt from the left	7,732 ft
29	315°	Tailwind 5 kt	3 kt from the right	7,732 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:34Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF PAYA 051134Z 0512/0612 07008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 OVC050 TEMPO 0512/0514 2SM RA BR BKN025 FM051400 08008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM052100 04005KT P6SM BKN050 FM060000 06010KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 PROB30 0600/0606 -RA FM061100 05004KT P6SM -RA BKN040 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Wind 070° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, broken clouds at 4,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Visibility 2 miles; rain, mist; broken clouds at 2,500 ft.
From Nov 5 14:00Z (until 21:00Z)
Wind 080° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain showers; overcast at 4,000 ft.
From Nov 5 21:00Z (until Nov 6 00:00Z)
Wind 040° at 5 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 5,000 ft.
From Nov 6 00:00Z (until 11:00Z)
Wind 060° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,500 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.
30% chance, Nov 6 00:00Z to 06:00Z
Light rain.
From Nov 6 11:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 050° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; light rain; broken clouds at 4,000 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft.

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.