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Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, KCWI is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 17 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

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

Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clinton, IA at a field elevation of 708 ft. KCWI reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 14/32), the longest 5,204 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (1:56 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
190° 17 kt
gusting 22 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 26°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 17 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCWI 281856Z AUTO 19017G22KT 10SM BKN080 26/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02560122

What changed at KCWI?

Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts increased from 17 to 22 kt.
  • Wind speed up from 11 to 17 kt.
  • A ceiling formed at 8,000 ft.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.13 → 30.10 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KCWI

KCWI is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 17 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 708 ft). KCWI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLI, about 24 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
21FAV16 kt head6 kt left (g8)
1412 kt head12 kt right (g16)
3212 kt tail12 kt left (g16)
0316 kt tail6 kt right (g8)

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KCWI runways

2 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 03/21
    5,204 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCWI
    Wind
    03
    16 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    21
    16 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    4,201 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KCWI
    Wind
    14
    12 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    32
    12 kt tailwind · 12 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
0132519Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,000 ft.

KCWI 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 KCWI

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

PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 92 NM E of KCWI · 35,000 ft MSL · B739
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 61 NM W of KCWI · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 94 NM SE of KCWI · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 60 NM SE of KCWI · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KCWI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KCWI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 4%IFR 3%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 16

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.

14
47%
03
23%
21
19%
32
11%

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Live KCWI Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KCWI's own weather station.

N210317 kt
Headwind
16 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
21 kt
Crosswind in gusts
8 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,204 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI) with runway 03/21, 14/32 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21, 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
Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
Oxygen
Bottled, low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KCWI
IATA
CWI
FAA LID
CWI
City
Clinton
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
708 ft
Coordinates
41.8311, -90.3291
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,204 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMLI
AWOS/ASOS
125.525 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 13m

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KCWI airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Clinton Municipal Airport (KCWI)

Community-submitted

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

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