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Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 AM CST, Oct 28, KPWD is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Sher-Wood Airport in Plentywood, MT, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plentywood, MT at a field elevation of 2,264 ft. KPWD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 12/30), the longest 3,900 ft.

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VFR
Observed 0835Z (2:35 AM CST)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
280° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.71"
Temp / Dew
34°F / 1°C
feels like 27°F

Wind from the west (280°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 1°C (34°F), altimeter 29.71 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPWD 280835Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 01/01 A2971 RMK AO2

What changed at KPWD?

Since the 0810Z (2:10 AM CST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0810Z (2:10 AM CST) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KPWD

KPWD is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 26, 30. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 2,264 ft). KPWD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KXWA, about 45 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
26FAV8 kt head1 kt right
307 kt head4 kt left
127 kt tail4 kt right
088 kt tail1 kt left

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KPWD 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 08/26
    2,951 × 60 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KPWD
    Wind
    08
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    26
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 12/30
    3,900 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KPWD
    Wind
    12
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    30
    7 kt headwind · 4 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
0112208Z22Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 12→8 kt, ceiling 2,000 ft → unlimited.

KPWD 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 KPWD

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KPWD reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 62 observations, with 7 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 29%MVFR 24%IFR 19%LIFR 27%
Wind avg/max: 9/15 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 11%IFR 4%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 10/30 kt
Max gust: 41 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 10

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.

12
37%
30
33%
08
16%
26
14%

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Live KPWD Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KPWD's own weather station.

N26088 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 2,951 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD) with runway 08/26, 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 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
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KPWD
IATA
PWD
FAA LID
PWD
City
Plentywood
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
2,264 ft
Coordinates
48.7903, -104.5340
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,900 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KXWA
Time zone
America/Regina
Next sunset
15h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sher-Wood Airport (KPWD)

Community-submitted

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

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