Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 7:19 PM CDT, Oct 28, KSTC is currently MVFR with winds from 300° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KSTC right now.

Live aviation weather for Saint Cloud Regional Airport in Saint Cloud, MN, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) is a regional airport serving Saint Cloud, MN at a field elevation of 1,030 ft. KSTC reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 13/31), the longest 7,500 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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MVFR

Observed 0019Z (7:19 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

300° 9 kt

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

2,000 ft

Altimeter

29.89"

Temp / Dew

56°F / 13°C

dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR

SPECI KSTC 290019Z 30009KT 10SM FEW012 BKN020 OVC085 13/12 A2989 RMK AO2 T01330122

What changed at KSTC?

Since the 2353Z (6:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
Ceiling dropped from 5,500 ft to 2,000 ft.
Pressure rising: altimeter 29.86 → 29.89 inHg.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for KSTC

KSTC is currently MVFR with winds from 300° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,030 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KSTC by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

FAA ground stops or delay programs, last 12 months

The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for STC in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from STC's own airspace.

STC delay status →

78%

of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KSTC reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 252 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 20% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 6% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 5%).

36%

of windy hours favor runway 31

Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 31 had the best headwind 36% of the time, runway 13 30%, and winds were calm 16% of hours. Winds most often blow from the northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

snow days a year

Snow fell on about 53 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 3. From December to February KSTC was IFR or worse 15% of the time, against 5% from June to August.

thunderstorm days a year

Thunderstorms were reported on about 35 days a year. 62% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in June when storms were in the air 1% of the time.

16%

of hours with gusts

Gusts showed up in 16% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 64 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 8 kt) and August the calmest.

Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Runway	Length	Surface	Head / Tail	Crosswind
31FAV	7,500 ft	CON	9 kt head	2 kt left
23	3,000 ft	ASP	4 kt head	8 kt right
05	3,000 ft	ASP	4 kt tail	8 kt left
13	7,500 ft	CON	9 kt tail	2 kt right

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KSTC runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

Runway 05/23
3,000 × 75 ft · ASP
Status not monitored
Current use
no stated-runway source at KSTC
Wind
05
4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
23
4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
Runway 13/31
7,500 × 150 ft · CON
Status not monitored
Current use
no stated-runway source at KSTC
Wind
13
9 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
31
9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 2,000 ft.

KSTC weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSTC

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0019Z (7:19 PM CDT) · 44 NM SE of KSTC · 1,000 ft MSL · PC12

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ANE UA /OV ANE090001/TM 0019/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC015/RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27

ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV ANE090001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0019Reported at 00:19 UTC.

FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.

TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.

SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27Remarks.

PIREP0004Z (7:04 PM CDT) · 52 NM SE of KSTC · 2,300 ft MSL · BCS3

tb light turbulence

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MSP UA /OV MSP/TM 0004/FL023/TP BCS3/SK OVC023/TB TB LGT

MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0004Reported at 00:04 UTC.

FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.

TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.

SK OVC023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB TB LGTTurbulence: tb light.

PIREP2351Z (6:51 PM CDT) · 52 NM N of KSTC · 7,000 ft MSL · C182

moderate 070 turbulence

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BRD UA /OV BRD/TM 2351/FL070/TP C182/TA UNKN/TB MOD 070/IC NEG BLO 070

BRD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV BRDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2351Reported at 23:51 UTC.

FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.

TP C182Aircraft type reporting.

TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.

TB MOD 070Turbulence: moderate 070.

IC NEG BLO 070Icing: none reported blo 070.

PIREP2325Z (6:25 PM CDT) · 65 NM SE of KSTC · 10,000 ft MSL · A339

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LVN UA /OV LVN/TM 2325/FL100/TP A339/SK UNKN-TOP090/TA 14/IC NEG

LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV LVNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2325Reported at 23:25 UTC.

FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.

TP A339Aircraft type reporting.

SK UNKN-TOP090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TA 14Outside air temperature, °C.

IC NEGIcing: none reported.

PIREP2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) · 88 NM SE of KSTC · 37,000 ft MSL · C550

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RGK UA /OV RGK/TM 2315/FL370/TP C550/SK UNKN-TOP370

RGK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV RGKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.

FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.

TP C550Aircraft type reporting.

SK UNKN-TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP2219Z (5:19 PM CDT) · 66 NM SE of KSTC · 41,000 ft MSL · C750

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LVN UA /OV FGT/TM 2219/FL410/TP C750/SK T410

LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV FGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2219Reported at 22:19 UTC.

FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.

TP C750Aircraft type reporting.

SK T410Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

PIREP2205Z (5:05 PM CDT) · 33 NM SW of KSTC · 40,000 ft MSL · GLF4

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LJF UA /OV LJF/TM 2205/FL400/TP GLF4/SK T400-460/TB NEG

LJF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV LJFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2205Reported at 22:05 UTC.

FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.

TP GLF4Aircraft type reporting.

SK T400-460Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 52 NM SE of KSTC · 100 ft MSL · BCS1

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MSP UA /OV MSP/TM 2203/FL001/TP BCS1/WV +/-10 KTS DURD

MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.

FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.

TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.

WV +/-10 KTS DURDWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KSTC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KSTC reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 69 observations, with 24 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours

VFR 14%MVFR 39%IFR 25%LIFR 22%

Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt

Max gust: 17 kt

Lowest ceiling: 200 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: SE

Category changes: 24

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days

VFR 68%MVFR 14%IFR 14%LIFR 4%

Wind avg/max: 6/19 kt

Max gust: 29 kt

Lowest ceiling: 200 ft

Lowest vis: 0.25 sm

Prevailing wind: SE

Category changes: 25

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

13: 39%
31: 31%
23: 19%
05: 11%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2327Z (6:27 PM CDT)

TAF KSTC 282327Z 2900/2924 31007KT P6SM OVC012 FM290300 30006KT P6SM BKN050 FM290500 30006KT P6SM SKC

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Live KSTC Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KSTC's own weather station.

Headwind

9 kt

Crosswind (from the left)

2 kt

Wind is 16° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 7,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) with runway 05/23, 13/31 marked

N ↑

Runway 05/23, 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel: 100LL · Jet A
Attended: Daily 0500-2330 local
Repairs: Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen: Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking: Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee: No
Other services: Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
Control tower: Yes
Wind indicator: Lighted

Airport

Type: Regional airport
ICAO: KSTC
IATA: STC
FAA LID: STC
City: Saint Cloud
State: Minnesota
Country: United States
Elevation: 1,030 ft
Coordinates: 45.5466, -94.0599
Runways: 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway: 7,500 ft
Weather reporting: Reports METAR
TAF: Published
ATIS: 119.375 MHz
AWOS/ASOS: 118.25 MHz
CTAF: 123.5 MHz
Time zone: America/Chicago
Next sunset: 22h 29m

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Nearby airports

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

9 airports

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25–50 NM

8 airports

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+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

7 airports

KBRDBrainerd Lakes Regional AirportBrainerd, MN52 nm NVFR METAR · TAF KBDHWillmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)Willmar, MN52 nm SWVFR METAR KGHWGlenwood Municipal AirportGlenwood, MN53 nm WVFR METAR KMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis, MN54 nm SEMVFR METAR · TAF KSTPSaint Paul Downtown Holman FieldSaint Paul, MN56 nm SEMVFR METAR KSAZStaples Municipal AirportStaples, MN59 nm NWVFR METAR

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Historical Flying Weather at KSTC

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSTC reported VFR conditions during about 77.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 252 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.0 kt, calm 13.3% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#1001 of 1,400

Regional rank

#52

State rank

#32

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

77.7%

MVFR

14.4%

IFR

6.0%

LIFR

3.1%

Est. VFR days/yr

252

Most VFR month

July

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

3,000 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

13.3%

Median wind

6 kt

Gusty hours

15.9%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.1%

Fog/mist days/yr

154

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,522 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KSTC monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	63.0	22.4	9.2	5.3
Feb	74.0	15.6	6.3	4.1
Mar	74.2	14.9	7.0	3.9
Apr	77.5	14.2	6.1	2.1
May	83.1	11.4	4.4	1.1
Jun	86.0	9.2	3.6	1.2
Jul	88.7	7.9	2.3	1.1
Aug	83.5	9.7	4.3	2.5
Sep	82.4	10.3	4.6	2.7
Oct	77.5	14.9	5.1	2.4
Nov	72.0	18.7	5.9	3.4
Dec	57.0	23.1	12.6	7.3

Average wind by month

KSTC average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	7.4 kt
Feb	7.4 kt
Mar	7.6 kt
Apr	8.2 kt
May	7.4 kt
Jun	6.5 kt
Jul	5.6 kt
Aug	5.4 kt
Sep	6.3 kt
Oct	7.3 kt
Nov	7.5 kt
Dec	7.1 kt

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KSTC airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC)

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Saint Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

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Current pilot readout for KSTC

KSTC by the numbers

Runway wind check

KSTC runways

24-hour trend

KSTC weather radar

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KSTC

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