Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY)
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Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Nov 4, 2026, 1:53 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 130° · 8 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 25,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 24 °C
- dew point
- 23 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.91 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,013.1 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP131
- Supplementary code
- T02390228
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 4 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 25,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- 4 SM
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 500 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 3 kt
- visibility
- 4 SM
- weather
- mist
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 400 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 1,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 290° · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 2,200 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 300° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 2,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 5, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 310° · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 7 · probability
- Validity
- Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 4, 2026, 7:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 4 SM
- weather
- light · showers · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 2,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 1:53 AM (UTC) | VFR | 23.9°C | 8 kt | 10+ mi |
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