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Gower Field (6WA2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:54 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOLM), 6WA2 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Gower Field in Olympia, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gower Field (6WA2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Olympia, WA at a field elevation of 130 ft. 6WA2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLM, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (06/24, 16W, 34W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLM.

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VFR
Observed 1054Z (3:54 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLM, 9.2 nm away.

Wind
200° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOLM 281054Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM -RA BKN060 BKN085 OVC110 08/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 P0001 T00830078

Current pilot readout for 6WA2

Based on the nearest station (KOLM), 6WA2 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 130 ft). 6WA2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLM, about 9 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
24FAV4 kt head7 kt left
064 kt tail7 kt right
16W8 kt tail3 kt left
34W8 kt tail3 kt left

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6WA2 runways

3 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    1,800 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6WA2
    Wind
    06
    4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    24
    4 kt headwind · 7 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.

6WA2 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6WA2

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

PIREP1017Z (3:17 AM PDT) · 33 NM E of 6WA2 · during descent · PC12
light rime 10,000–5,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA112013/TM 1017/FL050/TP PC12/TA M03 050/IC LGT RIME 100-050/RM DURD FROM SE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA112013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1017Reported at 10:17 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M03 050Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 100-050Icing: light rime 10,000–5,000 ft.
RM DURD FROM SERemarks.
PIREP0919Z (2:19 AM PDT) · 51 NM N of 6WA2 · 9,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA325031/TM 0919/FL90/TP B737/TA M8/IC MOD RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA325031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
PIREP0713Z (12:13 AM PDT) · 34 NM N of 6WA2 · during climb · B738
light chop turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA285027/TM 0713/FL180/TP B738/SK TOP180/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA285027Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0713Reported at 07:13 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0705Z (12:05 AM PDT) · 87 NM NE of 6WA2 · 23,000 ft MSL · GL7T
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PAE UA /OV PAE025035/TM 0705/FL230/TP GL7T/SK TOP230/RM ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE025035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0705Reported at 07:05 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP GL7TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 59 NM E of 6WA2 · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 59 NM S of 6WA2 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 21 NM NE of 6WA2 · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 18 NM NE of 6WA2 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6WA2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 20%IFR 3%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 2/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 43

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.

24
51%
16W/34W
30%
06
19%

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Live crosswind meter

6WA2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLM, 9.2 nm away.

N24068 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gower Field (6WA2)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6WA2
City
Olympia
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
130 ft
Coordinates
47.1115, -122.8210
Runways
3 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOLM
TAF
Nearest KOLM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
14h 2m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gower Field (6WA2)

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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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