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Methow Valley State Airport (KS52) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, KS52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Methow Valley State Airport in Winthrop, WA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Methow Valley State Airport (KS52) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Winthrop, WA at a field elevation of 1,706 ft. KS52 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,049 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.425.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (1:15 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 34°F / 1°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KS52 282015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2989 RMK AO2 T01020012

What changed at KS52?

Since the 1955Z (12:55 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1955Z (12:55 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KS52

KS52 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 1,706 ft). KS52 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAT, about 62 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.

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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
13--
31--

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

KS52 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 13/31
    5,049 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KS52
    Wind
    13
    no steady wind
    31
    no steady wind
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KS52 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 KS52

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

PIREP2011Z (1:11 PM PDT) · 98 NM SW of KS52 · during descent · C337
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RNT UA /OV RNT340005/TM 2011/FL016/TP C337/SK BKN025/RM DURD RY16
RNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RNT340005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2011Reported at 20:11 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C337Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY16Remarks.
PIREP1929Z (12:29 PM PDT) · 86 NM SW of KS52 · during descent · BCS3
light rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA360025/TM 1929/FL080/TP BCS3/TA -2/IC LGT RIME/RM 080-070 DURD
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA360025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TA -2Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM 080-070 DURDRemarks.
PIREP1857Z (11:57 AM PDT) · 100 NM SW of KS52 · 1,000 ft MSL · C172
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RNT UA /OV 10001/TM 1857/FL010/TP C172/SK BKN015
RNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1715Z (10:15 AM PDT) · 91 NM W of KS52 · 1,200 ft MSL · C172
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PAE UA /OV KPAE/TM 1715/FL012/TP C172/SK BKN012
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
URGENT1708Z (10:08 AM PDT) · 97 NM W of KS52 · during descent · C208
light rime 6,000–3,000 ft icing
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BLI UUA /OV BLI/TM 1708/FL014/TP C208/SK BKN014-TOPUNKN/WX MOD RA/IC LGT RIME 060-030/RM DURD RY16/WR
BLI UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1708Reported at 17:08 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX MOD RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC LGT RIME 060-030Icing: light rime 6,000–3,000 ft.
RM DURD RY16/WRRemarks.
PIREP1635Z (9:35 AM PDT) · 99 NM SE of KS52 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light mixed icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.
PIREP1628Z (9:28 AM PDT) · 97 NM W of KS52 · during descent · DA62
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BLI UA /OV BLI/TM 1628/FL015/TP DA62/SK BKN015-TOPUNKN/RM DURD RY16/BD
BLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1628Reported at 16:28 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP DA62Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY16/BDRemarks.
PIREP1608Z (9:08 AM PDT) · 91 NM W of KS52 · 1,300 ft MSL · CL60
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PAE UA /OV KPAE/TM 1608/FL013/TP CL60/SK BKN013
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KS52

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KS52 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 8%IFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 109 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 14

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.

31
56%
13
44%

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Live KS52 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KS52's own weather station.

N1331wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

Asphalt · 5,049 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Methow Valley State Airport (KS52) with runway 13/31 marked
N ↑

Runway 13/31 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KS52
FAA LID
S52
City
Winthrop
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
1,706 ft
Coordinates
48.4249, -120.1460
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,049 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KEAT
AWOS/ASOS
118.425 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
4h 23m

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Pilot PIREPs for Methow Valley State Airport (KS52)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Methow Valley State Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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