Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 5:55 PM PDT, Oct 27, KMAE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Madera Municipal Airport in Madera, CA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Madera, CA at a field elevation of 255 ft. KMAE reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 5,545 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 134.725.
Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, overcast at 22,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.
METAR KMAE 280055Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM BKN200 OVC220 19/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLPNO T01890094 FZRANO $
What changed at KMAE?
Since the 2355Z (4:55 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 20,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for KMAE
KMAE is currently VFR with winds from 330° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 255 ft). KMAE does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAT, about 23 nm away.
KMAE by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KMAE reported VFR in 88% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 294 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 24% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually fog and low visibility rather than low ceilings (visibility under 3 miles 5% of hours, ceilings under 1,000 ft 2%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 30 had the best headwind 48% of the time, runway 12 11%, and winds were calm 27% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west-northwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Fog was reported on about 39 days a year, and fog or mist on 122. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 34% of hours, against 0% in July.
Field elevation is 255 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,702 ft, 2,447 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Winds were calm 20% of the time and averaged 5.0 kt overall. May is the windiest month (mean 7 kt) and November the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 5,545 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 12 | 5,545 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KMAE 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/305,545 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMAEWind
- 12
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 30
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 20,000 ft.
KMAE 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KMAE
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MAE UA /OV PXN200015/TM 2311/FL220/TP B350/TA M13/IC TRACE RIME 220/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
MAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PXN200015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.TA M13Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 220Icing: trace rime 220.RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCSRemarks.Show raw report
RHV UA /OV RHV/TM 2159/FL005/TP C172/WV +5KT
RHV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RHVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WV +5KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.Show raw report
MRY UA /OV KMRY080006/TM 1950/FL039/TP CL35/SK BKN039-TOP045/RM DURD RY28L
MRY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMRY080006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1950Reported at 19:50 UTC.FL039Altitude: 3,900 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN039-TOP045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RY28LRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMAE
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMAE reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 80%
- 12
- 20%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMAE's own weather station.
Wind is 15° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,545 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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 0700-1600 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Avionics · Flight instruction · Parachute jumping · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMAE
- IATA
- MAE
- FAA LID
- MAE
- City
- Madera
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 255 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.9886, -120.1120
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,545 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFAT
- AWOS/ASOS
- 134.725 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 23h 23m
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Historical Flying Weather at KMAE
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMAE reported VFR conditions during about 88.1% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 294 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.0 kt, calm 20.4% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51.8 | 24.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| Feb | 79.5 | 12.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Mar | 93.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 96.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| May | 99.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 98.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 96.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 91.8 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 68.4 | 18.7 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 51.4 | 24.7 | 12.8 | 11.2 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 3.7 kt |
| Feb | 4.4 kt |
| Mar | 5.1 kt |
| Apr | 5.9 kt |
| May | 6.7 kt |
| Jun | 6.7 kt |
| Jul | 6.0 kt |
| Aug | 5.5 kt |
| Sep | 4.7 kt |
| Oct | 3.9 kt |
| Nov | 3.3 kt |
| Dec | 3.9 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Madera Municipal Airport (KMAE)
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