John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) weather — METAR & TAF

Live, decoded aviation weather for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, United States. The current METAR and TAF forecast below are translated into plain English — wind, visibility, clouds, QNH, temperature and hazards — and refreshed automatically.

ICAO: KJFK
Location: New York, United States
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m)
Coordinates: 40.6394° N, 73.7793° W
Time zone: America/New_York

KJFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Issued: Aug 27 / 17:51ZMETAR stale

VFR

Visibility 7 SM | ceiling 4300 ft | light thunderstorm rain.

Source: AviationWeather.gov (cached) - Fetched 28/08/2026, 16:44:08 Z

NESW361215212430330422

Wind170° / 11 kt gusts 20 kt

Crosswind7-13 kt·Headwind8-15 kt

Visibility7 SM

CloudsFew 2300 ft Broken 4300 ft CB Overcast 11000 ft

QNH30.03 inHg1017 hPa

Temp/Dew23 / 22 CSpread 1 C

Pay attention to

Thunderstorm: Light thunderstorm rain reported; expect convective hazards and rapid changes.
Convective cloud: CB or TCU cloud reported; expect possible turbulence or rapid development.
Crosswind: Crosswind component 7-13 kt.
Temp/dew spread: Temperature/dewpoint spread 1 C; watch for fog or low cloud.

Raw METAROriginal report from provider

METAR KJFK 271751Z 17011G20KT 7SM -TSRA FEW023 BKN043CB OVC110 23/22 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB16 TSB03 SLP170 OCNL LTGICCCCG OHD-SW AND NW TS OHD-SW AND NW MOV NE P0001 60001 T02330217 10261 20233 55005

TAF timeline

Issued Aug 27 / 17:28Z

Aug 27Aug 28Aug 29

ShowersCloud layersVFR clouds

Low cloudShowers 30%

18Z06Z12Z18Z00Z

Forecast periods

Thunderstorm riskBase forecast - Aug 27 / 18Z - Aug 29 / 00Z

Base forecastIFRCB/TCUGusty

Wind 150/ 13 kt Gusts 19 kt - Visibility 2SM - Heavy Thunderstorm Rain - Broken 3000 ft CB - Overcast 5000 ft

Gusty windFrom - Aug 27 / 19Z

FromVFRGusty

Wind 170/ 16 kt Gusts 23 kt - Visibility P6SM - Broken 6000 ft - Broken 10000 ft

Thunderstorm riskTemporary - Aug 27 / 19Z - Aug 27 / 22Z

TemporaryMVFRCB/TCU

Visibility 3SM - Light Thunderstorm Rain - Broken 4000 ft CB

ShowersFrom - Aug 27 / 22Z

FromVFRGusty

Wind 170/ 14 kt Gusts 22 kt - Visibility P6SM - Light Showers Rain - Scattered 3000 ft - Broken 5000 ft

Thunderstorm riskTemporary - Aug 27 / 22Z - Aug 28 / 01Z

TemporaryMVFRCB/TCU

Visibility 3SM - Light Thunderstorm Rain - Broken 3000 ft CB

ShowersFrom - Aug 28 / 01Z

FromVFRNearby

Wind 180/ 10 kt - Visibility P6SM - Nearby Showers - Few 2000 ft - Broken 10000 ft

Cloud layersFrom - Aug 28 / 06Z

FromVFR

Wind VRB/ 5 kt - Visibility P6SM - Scattered 2000 ft - Broken 4000 ft

Low cloudTemporary - Aug 28 / 08Z - Aug 28 / 12Z

TemporaryMVFR

Broken 2000 ft

VFR cloudsFrom - Aug 28 / 17Z

FromVFR

Wind 200/ 7 kt - Visibility P6SM - Scattered 4000 ft - Broken 7000 ft

ShowersProbability 30 - Aug 28 / 18Z - Aug 29 / 00Z

Probability 30MVFR

Visibility 4SM - Light Showers Rain - Mist - Broken 4000 ft

Raw TAF

TAF KJFK 271728Z 2718/2824 15013G19KT 2SM +TSRA BKN030CB OVC050 
  FM271900 17016G23KT P6SM BKN060 BKN100 
  TEMPO 2719/2722 3SM -TSRA BKN040CB 
  FM272200 17014G22KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 
  TEMPO 2722/2801 3SM -TSRA BKN030CB 
  FM280100 18010KT P6SM VCSH FEW020 BKN100 
  FM280600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 
  TEMPO 2808/2812 BKN020 
  FM281700 20007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 
  PROB30 2818/2824 4SM -SHRA BR BKN040

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