YKM Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field, Yakima, WA · KYKM

Current weather at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field in Yakima, WA (IATA YKM, ICAO KYKM): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 300° 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.

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Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 13:04Z on Nov 5, 27 minutes ago

Wind: from the west-northwest (300° true) at 5 knots.
Visibility: 3 miles.
Weather: mist.
Clouds: few clouds at 6,000 ft; no ceiling.
Temperature: 1°C (33°F), dew point 0°C (32°F).
Altimeter: 30.16 inHg (1021 hPa).

SPECI KYKM 051304Z AUTO 30005KT 3SM BR FEW060 01/00 A3016 RMK AO2 T00060000 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 300° at 5 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
04	060°	Tailwind 3 kt	4 kt from the left	3,835 ft
22	240°	3 kt	4 kt from the right	3,835 ft
09	110°	Tailwind 5 kt	1 kt from the left	7,604 ft
27 Most headwind	290°	5 kt	1 kt from the right	7,604 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:29Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KYKM 051129Z 0512/0612 28004KT 4SM BR SCT100 TEMPO 0512/0514 2SM BR FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM060500 27004KT 6SM BR SCT250

Nov 5 12:00Z to 17:00Z
Wind 280° at 4 kt; visibility 4 miles; mist; scattered clouds at 10,000 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 14:00Z
Visibility 2 miles; mist.
From Nov 5 17:00Z (until Nov 6 05:00Z)
Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 15,000 ft.
From Nov 6 05:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 270° at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles; mist; scattered clouds at 25,000 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.

FBOs and services

FBOs

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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.