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Radar/Satellite

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Current Weather Conditions

 
Hover over or click station to get METAR and TAF (if available). Flight Categories: VFR=GreenVFR   MVFR=BlueMVFR   IFR=RedIFR   LIFR=PurpleLIFR

MSP TAF

 

KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport

Forecast valid from 0600 GMT 1 May 2025 to 1200 GMT 2 May 2025

Latest observation at 0553 GMT 1 May 2025

For situational awareness. Not to be used for flight planning purposes

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time 0553Z 01/07Z 01/08Z 01/09Z 01/10Z 01/11Z 01/12Z 01/13Z 01/14Z 01/15Z 01/16Z 01/17Z 01/18Z 01/19Z 01/20Z 01/21Z
VIS 10 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
[4]
6
[4]
6
[4]
CIG 140 120 120 120 60 60 35 15 15
[9]
15
[9]
15
[9]
15
[9]
15 15 15 15
Cover BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN BKN
FltCat VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR VFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR MVFR
WX BR BR BR BR BR BR BR -SHRA BR
[-SHRA]
-SHRA BR
[-SHRA]
-SHRA BR
[-SHRA]
WDir 180 140 140 140 150 150 140 150 150 150 150 150 150 330 330 330
WSpd 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 10 10 10
WGust
FTUS80 KMSP 010530 RRE
KMSP 010528Z 0106/0212 14007KT P6SM BKN120
     FM011000 15004KT P6SM BKN060
     FM011200 14004KT 6SM BR BKN035
     FM011300 15004KT 6SM BR BKN015
      TEMPO 0114/0118 BKN009
     FM011900 33010KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN015 PROB30 0119/0122 4SM
      -SHRA
     FM020100 33009KT P6SM BKN035

 


TAF Impacts - Surrounding Airports

 

Potential Impact None Slight Moderate High
Time OBS 01/07Z 01/08Z 01/09Z 01/10Z 01/11Z 01/12Z 01/13Z 01/14Z 01/15Z 01/16Z 01/17Z 01/18Z 01/19Z 01/20Z 01/21Z
KRST                   CIG CIG CIG CIG      
KAXN               [CIG] [CIG] [CIG] [CIG]          
KSTC                 [CIG] [CIG] [CIG] [CIG]        
KEAU                                

NOTE: TEMPO conditions in [brackets]. Keep in mind TEMPO conditions might be better (lower impact) than prevailing conditions.


Aviation Weather Forecasts

Low Level Turbulence Forecast
Ceiling, Visibility and Thunderstorm Forecast

Icing Forecast
High Level Turbulence Forecast
 

KMSP Vertical Wind Profile


Model Trend Forecasts

model meteogram for MSP airport

Model Probability Forecasts

ceiling height plot

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 

visibility plot for MSP airport

Bar graphs indicate the probability of selected flight category element. The color represents the difference (using 10% thresholds between categories) between the probability and the threshold required to make a categorical forecast. Solid black lines indicate the threshold value at each hour

 


Extended Forecast

 

Overnight
 

Slight Chance Showers

Low: 49°

Thursday
 

Slight Chance Showers and Patchy Fog then Showers Likely

High: 64°

Thursday Night
 

Showers Likely

Low: 44°

Friday
 

Mostly Cloudy

High: 54°

Friday Night
 

Partly Cloudy

Low: 37°

Saturday
 

Sunny

High: 67°

Saturday Night
 

Clear

Low: 46°