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Colville Municipal Airport (63S) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, 63S is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling.

Live aviation weather for Colville Municipal Airport in Colville, WA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Colville Municipal Airport (63S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Colville, WA at a field elevation of 1,883 ft. 63S reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,691 ft.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (1:55 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
130° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,700 ft
Altimeter
29.83"
Temp / Dew
37°F / 3°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,700 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K63S 280855Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN047 OVC080 03/03 A2983 RMK A01

What changed at 63S?

Since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.

Current pilot readout for 63S

63S is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,883 ft). 63S does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSFF, about 56 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01FAV0 kt head5 kt right
190 kt head5 kt left

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63S 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 01/19
    2,691 × 40 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 63S
    Wind
    01
    0 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    19
    0 kt headwind · 5 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
061209Z22Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling 2,600 ft → 4,700 ft.

63S weather radar

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

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 63S

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, 63S reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 62 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 55%MVFR 32%IFR 6%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 14%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

01
69%
19
31%

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Live 63S Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by 63S's own weather station.

N01195 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 93° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 2,691 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Colville Municipal Airport (63S) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 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
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K63S
FAA LID
63S
City
Colville
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
1,883 ft
Coordinates
48.5439, -117.8840
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,691 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KSFF
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
15h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for Colville Municipal Airport (63S)

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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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