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Willow Creek Ranch Airport (10WY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCPR), 10WY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Willow Creek Ranch Airport in Kaycee, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCPR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Willow Creek Ranch Airport (10WY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kaycee, WY at a field elevation of 5,521 ft. 10WY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCPR, about 35 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 4,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCPR.

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VFR
Observed 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCPR, 34.8 nm away.

Wind
260° 12 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 29°F / -2°C

Wind from the west (260°) at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCPR 281753Z 26012G20KT 10SM CLR 12/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01171017 10122 20033 51007

What changed at KCPR (nearest station)?

Since the 1653Z (10:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.

Current pilot readout for 10WY

Based on the nearest station (KCPR), 10WY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 12 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 6,300 ft (field elevation 5,521 ft). 10WY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCPR, about 35 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV10 kt head6 kt right (g10)
0510 kt tail6 kt left (g10)

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10WY runways

1 physical runway · 2 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
    4,500 × 100 ft · GRASS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 10WY
    Wind
    05
    10 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    23
    10 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    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
0254918Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 34→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

10WY 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 10WY

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

PIREP1805Z (12:05 PM MDT) · 97 NM S of 10WY · 33,000 ft MSL · B739
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RWL UA /OV CKW070046/TM 1805/FL330/TP B739/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-34
RWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CKW070046Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1805Reported at 18:05 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-34Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (11:35 AM MDT) · 47 NM S of 10WY · during climb · CRJ7
occasional light chop turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1735/FL120/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1604Z (10:04 AM MDT) · 38 NM NE of 10WY · 23,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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GCC UA /OV CZI/TM 1604/FL230/TP BE9L/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC-22
GCC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CZILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.
PIREP1540Z (9:40 AM MDT) · 47 NM S of 10WY · during climb · SW4
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1540/FL120/TP SW4/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC SOUTHRemarks.
PIREP1530Z (9:30 AM MDT) · 47 NM S of 10WY · during climb · CRJ7
light to moderate 10,000–14,500 ft turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR180015/TM 1530/FL100/TP CRJ7/TB LGT-MOD 100-145/RM DURC SOUTH
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPR180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1530Reported at 15:30 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 100-145Turbulence: light to moderate 10,000–14,500 ft.
RM DURC SOUTHRemarks.
PIREP1435Z (8:35 AM MDT) · 57 NM SE of 10WY · 16,000 ft MSL · SW4
moderate mix 18,000–16,000 ft icing
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CPR UA /OV DDY160030/TM 1435/FL160/TP SW4/TA M08/IC MOD MIX 180-160/RM ZDVWC-22
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DDY160030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD MIX 180-160Icing: moderate mix 18,000–16,000 ft.
RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.
PIREP1413Z (8:13 AM MDT) · 35 NM SE of 10WY · during descent · BE20
continuous light chop btw 9,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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CPR UA /OV CPR/TM 1413/FL120/TP BE20/TA OAT M5/TB CONS LGT CHOP BTW 090-120/IC NEG/RM DURD W
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1413Reported at 14:13 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA OAT M5Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS LGT CHOP BTW 090-120Turbulence: continuous light chop btw 9,000–12,000 ft.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURD WRemarks.
PIREP1342Z (7:42 AM MDT) · 48 NM SE of 10WY · 20,000 ft MSL · E55P
light rime icing
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CPR UA /OV DDY130017/TM 1342/FL200/TP E55P/SK BASE170-TOP190/TA M05/IC LGT RIME /RM ZDVWC-22
CPR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DDY130017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE170-TOP190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZDVWC-22Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 10WY

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCPR reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 43 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 14/34 kt
Max gust: 43 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 2%IFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 11/34 kt
Max gust: 51 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 8

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.

23
64%
05
36%

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Live crosswind meter

10WY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCPR, 35 nm away.

N230512 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
10 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 4,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Willow Creek Ranch Airport (10WY)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
10WY
City
Kaycee
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
5,521 ft
Coordinates
43.4233, -106.8236
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCPR
TAF
Nearest KCPR
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
5h 26m

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Pilot PIREPs for Willow Creek Ranch Airport (10WY)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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