Ames Airport (21OG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLE), 21OG is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ames Airport in Jefferson, OR, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ames Airport (21OG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jefferson, OR at a field elevation of 720 ft. 21OG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLE, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSLE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLE, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.
METAR KSLE 282356Z 24006KT 10SM -RA FEW032 BKN050 OVC070 12/06 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB55 SLP175 P0000 60005 T01170056 10133 20100 53002 $
What changed at KSLE (nearest station)?
Since the 2256Z (3:56 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
- A ceiling formed at 5,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for 21OG
Based on the nearest station (KSLE), 21OG is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (32). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 720 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32FAV | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 14 | 1,800 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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21OG 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 14/321,800 × 40 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 21OGWind
- 14
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 4→6 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 5,000 ft.
21OG 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 21OG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PDX UA /OV PDX170032/TM 0028/FL075/TP E120/TA M02/TB MOD 075-130/IC LGT RIME 075-130/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX170032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0028Reported at 00:28 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP E120Aircraft type reporting.TA M02Outside air temperature, °C.TB MOD 075-130Turbulence: moderate 7,500–13,000 ft.IC LGT RIME 075-130Icing: light rime 7,500–13,000 ft.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV PDX170035/TM 0023/FL075/TP B190/TB MOD 075-090/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX170035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0023Reported at 00:23 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP B190Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD 075-090Turbulence: moderate 7,500–9,000 ft.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0014/FLRDM/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP 051-SFC/IC NEG
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.FLRDMAltitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP 051-SFCTurbulence: light chop 051-sfc.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
EUG UA /OV EUG430020/TM 2354/FL080/TP E75L/IC IC LGT RIME 080-070
EUG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EUG430020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2354Reported at 23:54 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.IC IC LGT RIME 080-070Icing: ic light rime 8,000–7,000 ft.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV 4E/TM 2346/FL015/TP LJ60/WV LLWS +5KT
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 4ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2346Reported at 23:46 UTC.FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.TP LJ60Aircraft type reporting.WV LLWS +5KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV 3E/TM 2340/FLDURD/TP E75L/WX +RA/TB -LLWS
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2340Reported at 23:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.WX +RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB -LLWSTurbulence: -low-level wind shear.Show raw report
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2335/FL100/TP GLF6/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 23
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURD RWY 23Remarks.Show raw report
OTH UA /OV OTH/TM 2324/FL023/TP C700/SK BASE023/RM /ZSE
OTH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2324Reported at 23:24 UTC.FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.TP C700Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM /ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 21OG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSLE reported mostly VFR across 34 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 56%
- 14
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2321Z (4:21 PM PDT)
TAF KSLE 282321Z 2900/2924 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM291200 17004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC035 FM291900 17004KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080
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Live crosswind meter
21OG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLE, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 32, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 21OG
- City
- Jefferson
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 720 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7718, -122.9707
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLE
- TAF
- Nearest KSLE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ames Airport (21OG)
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