Washington County Airport (K8WC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:04 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFAM), K8WC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Washington County Airport in Potosi, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFAM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Washington County Airport (K8WC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Potosi, MO at a field elevation of 959 ft. K8WC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFAM, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFAM, 17.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFAM 280904Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3023 RMK TSNO
Current pilot readout for K8WC
Based on the nearest station (KFAM), K8WC is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 959 ft). K8WC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUS, about 44 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 20 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K8WC 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.
- Closed (NOTAM)Runway 02/204,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8WCWind
- 02
- no steady wind
- 20
- no steady wind
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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 21 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K8WC weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 K8WC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 71%
- 02
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
K8WC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFAM, 18 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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 0800-1630 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8WC
- City
- Potosi
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 959 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.9292, -90.7315
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFAM
- TAF
- Nearest KSUS
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 58m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Washington County Airport (K8WC)
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