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Quaddick Lake Seaplane Base (CT82) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:56 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFZ), CT82 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Quaddick Lake Seaplane Base in Thompson, CT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Quaddick Lake Seaplane Base (CT82) is a seaplane base in Thompson, CT. CT82 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFZ, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KORH.

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VFR
Observed 1256Z (8:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFZ, 14.7 nm away.

Wind
020° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.50"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
feels like 35°F

Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 30.50 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSFZ 281256Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 04/M02 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP332 T00391017 $

What changed at KSFZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1156Z (7:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.48 → 30.50 inHg.

Current pilot readout for CT82

Based on the nearest station (KSFZ), CT82 is currently VFR with winds from 020° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -1,550 ft (field elevation 403 ft). CT82 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KORH, about 19 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
NFAV5 kt head2 kt right
S5 kt head2 kt right

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

CT82 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 CT82

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

PIREP1246Z (8:46 AM EDT) · 55 NM SW of CT82 · during descent · A310
light chop 240 turbulence
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HVN UA /OV MAD/TM 1246/FL230/TP A310/TB LGT CHOP 240/RM DURD
HVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP A310Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 240Turbulence: light chop 240.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 75 NM SW of CT82 · during climb · E545
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BDR UA /OV BDR340010/TM 1244/FL210/TP E545/TB NEG/RM DURC
BDR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDR340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 100 NM NW of CT82 · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
occasional light chop turbulence
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ALB UA /OV ALB/TM 1224/FL410/TP E55P/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ALBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1031Z (6:31 AM EDT) · 39 NM W of CT82 · during climb · BCS3
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BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 1031/FL240/TP BCS3/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1031Reported at 10:31 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURC 240-400Remarks.
PIREP1006Z (6:06 AM EDT) · 92 NM NW of CT82 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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ALB UA /OV CAM/TM 1006/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
ALB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1006Reported at 10:06 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 60 NM N of CT82 · 32,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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EEN UA /OV EEN/TM 1005/FL320/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
EEN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EENLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP0952Z (5:52 AM EDT) · 38 NM SW of CT82 · during climb · A321
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HFD UA /OV HFD/TM 0952/FL320/TP A321/TB NEG/RM DURC KBOS DEPT
HFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HFDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0952Reported at 09:52 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC KBOS DEPTRemarks.
PIREP0946Z (5:46 AM EDT) · 20 NM W of CT82 · 28,000 ft MSL · B39M
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BDL UA /OV BDL090020/TM 0946/FL280/TP B39M/TB NEG
BDL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BDL090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0946Reported at 09:46 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at CT82

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFZ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 1

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.

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Quaddick Lake Seaplane Base (CT82)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
CT82
City
Thompson
State
Connecticut
Country
United States
Elevation
403 ft
Coordinates
41.9584, -71.8167
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSFZ
TAF
Nearest KORH
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
8h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Quaddick Lake Seaplane Base (CT82)

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