MEM Memphis International Airport
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Memphis06:17·18°C·#245/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERMVFR
+12 min

Memphis (MEM) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

Hour by hour
06:00today +12 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Memphis (MEM) delays today: departures are running +12 min and arrivals on schedule, across 74 flights tracked so far. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 2 November 2026 at 05:23 UTC.

Departures29 timed
On time48%14
Delayed52%15
typical now +12 min
Arrivals52 timed
On time73%38
Delayed27%14
typical now on schedule
Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
EWR+35m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
G4Allegiant Air+80m
WNSouthwest+16m
Why7 kt SSE winds, Overcast at 1,000 ft at MEM right now (METAR).
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌧️ 06–08 Conditions worsen in that window, clearing after 08:00 per the TAF. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Memphis

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low20°Clikely 16°C to 23°C
  • 39% chance of thunder
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 9th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +11 min departures.

Typical week here
+12
MON
+9
TUE
+11
WED
+15
THU
+13
FRI
+10
SAT
+10
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+9 min), heaviest on Thursday (+15 min).

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Memphis airport delays today

Weather watch at MEM: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +12 min. Arrivals are on schedule. Weather worsens around 06:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 13:00 (+7 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds SSE-150 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 800ft, Overcast layer at 1800ft.

Nearby gateways: LIT JAN BNA BHM STL SDF · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Memphis

Is Memphis (MEM) delayed right now?

Weather watch at MEM: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to instrument conditions (IFR). Measured operations: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule. This airport's board does not publish cancellations.

What is the current weather at Memphis (MEM)?

Winds SSE-160 at 7kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 18°C, Dew 18°C, Alt 30.14 inHg, Overcast layer at 1000ft. 18°C. wind 7 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Memphis (MEM)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+15 min).

How often are flights delayed at MEM today?

We tracked 74 flights today: departures +12 min, arrivals on schedule.

What is the TAF forecast for MEM?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds SSE-150 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 800ft, Overcast layer at 1800ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind160° 7 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling1,000 ft
Temp / dew18 / 18 °C
Pressure1021 hPa
KMEM 021154Z 16007KT 10SM OVC010 18/18 A3014 RMK AO2 CIG 007V013 SLP203 60003 70098 T01830178 10183 20178 53001 $
06:00 to 09:00MVFRWinds SSE-150 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 800ft, Overcast layer at 1800ft
06:00 to 08:00TEMPOIFRLight Drizzle, Broken layer at 800ft
09:00 to 12:00MVFRWinds SSE-150 at 11kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 2000ft
12:00 to 17:00MVFRWinds SSE-160 at 11kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 2500ft
Dep index
0.9/5Arr index
0.3/5
METAR 05:54 local · 23m ago · delay window 23:23 local · How these are computed → methodology