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Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KCAV is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

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

Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clarion, IA at a field elevation of 1,157 ft. KCAV reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,455 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 126.575.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
160° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCAV 280855Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM SCT047 BKN060 BKN070 13/13 A3007 RMK A01

What changed at KCAV?

Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KCAV

KCAV is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,157 ft). KCAV does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFOD, about 22 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
14FAV7 kt head2 kt right
327 kt tail2 kt left

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KCAV 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 14/32
    3,455 × 60 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCAV
    Wind
    14
    7 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    32
    7 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
0112209Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 11→7 kt, ceiling 3,600 ft → 6,000 ft.

KCAV 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 KCAV

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCAV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 19 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 34%MVFR 27%IFR 10%LIFR 30%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 8%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 19

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.

14
72%
32
28%

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Live KCAV Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCAV's own weather station.

N14327 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 14° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 3,455 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV) with runway 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 14/32 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
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCAV
FAA LID
CAV
City
Clarion
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,157 ft
Coordinates
42.7419, -93.7589
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,455 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KFOD
AWOS/ASOS
126.575 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
14h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV)

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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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