Bowles Airport (18CL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOVE), 18CL has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bowles Airport in Live Oak, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOVE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bowles Airport (18CL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Live Oak, CA at a field elevation of 75 ft. 18CL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOVE, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBAB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOVE, 12.6 nm away.
Wind from the west (270°) at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg.
METAR KOVE 281753Z AUTO 27003KT CLR 14/07 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01390067 10139 20050 50007 $
What changed at KOVE (nearest station)?
Since the 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 18CL
Based on the nearest station (KOVE), 18CL has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 270° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 75 ft). 18CL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBAB, about 15 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33FAV | 2,600 ft | ASPH-GRVL | 0 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 15 | 2,600 ft | ASPH-GRVL | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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18CL 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 15/332,600 × 50 ft · ASPH-GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 18CLWind
- 15
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
18CL 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 18CL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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UKI UA /OV 82CL-UKI315010 /TM 1720 /FL050 /TP C172 /SK SKC /WX FV40SM /TB NEG
UKI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 82CL-UKI315010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1720Reported at 17:20 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX FV40SMWeather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 18CL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOVE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 55%
- 33
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
18CL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOVE, 13 nm away.
Wind is 90° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near 18CL
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near 18CL.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 18CL
- City
- Live Oak
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 75 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2860, -121.6940
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOVE
- TAF
- Nearest KBAB
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bowles Airport (18CL)
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