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Florence Municipal Airport (K6S2) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 5:35 PM PDT, Oct 27, K6S2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.

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

Florence Municipal Airport (K6S2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Florence, OR at a field elevation of 51 ft. K6S2 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.225.

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VFR
Observed 0035Z (5:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
220° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,000 ft
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,600 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K6S2 280035Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM SCT046 OVC050 13/11 A3013 RMK AO2

What changed at K6S2?

Since the 0015Z (5:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0015Z (5:15 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K6S2

K6S2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately -450 ft (field elevation 51 ft). K6S2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KONP, about 36 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
15FAV2 kt head2 kt right
332 kt tail2 kt left

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K6S2 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 15/33
    3,000 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K6S2
    Wind
    15
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    33
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
0122300Z12Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→3 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 5,000 ft.

K6S2 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 K6S2

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

PIREP2238Z (3:38 PM PDT) · 55 NM S of K6S2 · 2,500 ft MSL · SR22
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OTH UA /OV S05/TM 2238/FL025/TP SR22/SK BASE025/RM -ZSE
OTH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV S05Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2238Reported at 22:38 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM -ZSERemarks.
PIREP2231Z (3:31 PM PDT) · 95 NM NE of K6S2 · during climb · PC12
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 2231/FL012/TP PC12/SK BKN012-TOP013/RM DURC RWY17
UAO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUAOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2231Reported at 22:31 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012-TOP013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC RWY17Remarks.
PIREP2140Z (2:40 PM PDT) · 95 NM NE of K6S2 · during descent · PC12
intermittent light turbulence
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 2140/FL035/TP PC12/SK BKN035-TOP070/TB INTMT LGT/RM DURD RWY 17
UAO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUAOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2140Reported at 21:40 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOP070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INTMT LGTTurbulence: intermittent light.
RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.
PIREP2138Z (2:38 PM PDT) · 73 NM NE of K6S2 · 2,000 ft MSL · M20P
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SLE UA /OV SLE/TM 2138/FL020/TP M20P/SK BKN
SLE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SLELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2138Reported at 21:38 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP M20PAircraft type reporting.
SK BKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2126Z (2:26 PM PDT) · 95 NM NE of K6S2 · during descent · PC12
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 2126/FL035/TP PC12/SK SCT-BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RWY 17
UAO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KUAOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2126Reported at 21:26 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT-BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.
PIREP2007Z (1:07 PM PDT) · 95 NM NE of K6S2 · 7,000 ft MSL · BE20
light mx icing
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RDM UA /OV SLE-RDM/TM 2007/FL070/TP BE20/TA UNKN/IC LGT MX
RDM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SLE-RDMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2007Reported at 20:07 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.
PIREP2001Z (1:01 PM PDT) · 54 NM NE of K6S2 · 8,000 ft MSL · S22T
light rime icing
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CVO UA /OV CVO340010/TM 2001/FL080/TP S22T/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM -ZSE
CVO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVO340010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2001Reported at 20:01 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM -ZSERemarks.
PIREP1950Z (12:50 PM PDT) · 44 NM E of K6S2 · 6,000 ft MSL · E75L
light rime blo 060 icing
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EUG UA /OV EUG090005/TM 1950/FL060/TP E75L/IC LGT RIME BLO 060
EUG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EUG090005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1950Reported at 19:50 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
IC LGT RIME BLO 060Icing: light rime blo 060.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K6S2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K6S2 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 70 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 43%MVFR 14%IFR 14%LIFR 29%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 66%MVFR 11%IFR 10%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 5/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 40

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.

33
57%
15
43%

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Live K6S2 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K6S2's own weather station.

N15333 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 53° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Florence Municipal Airport (K6S2) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
Daily 0830-1630 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K6S2
IATA
FMU
FAA LID
6S2
City
Florence
State
Oregon
Country
United States
Elevation
51 ft
Coordinates
43.9828, -124.1110
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KONP
AWOS/ASOS
118.225 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Florence Municipal Airport (K6S2)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Florence Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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