Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCIC), KWLW is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Willows Glenn County Airport in Willows, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCIC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Willows, CA at a field elevation of 141 ft. KWLW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCIC, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 16/34), the longest 4,125 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRBL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCIC, 23.6 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCIC 271355Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3006 RMK AO1
What changed at KCIC (nearest station)?
Since the 1347Z (6:47 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1347Z (6:47 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KWLW
Based on the nearest station (KCIC), KWLW is currently VFR with winds from 030° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately -700 ft (field elevation 141 ft). KWLW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRBL, about 38 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 4,125 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 31 | 3,788 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 13 | 3,788 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 16 | 4,125 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KWLW 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/313,788 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KWLWWind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/344,125 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KWLWWind
- 16
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 9→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KWLW 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 KWLW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
STS UA /OV STS/TM 1337/FL000/TP E75L/RM VV001 1/4SM VIS ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
STS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV STSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.RM VV001 1/4SM VIS ENTERED B…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KWLW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCIC reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 1 flight-category change. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 31
- 48%
- 13
- 34%
- 16
- 14%
- 34
- 4%
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Live crosswind meter
KWLW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCIC, 24 nm away.
Wind is 32° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 16/34 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
- Daily 0730-1530 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KWLW
- IATA
- WLW
- FAA LID
- WLW
- City
- Willows
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 141 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5164, -122.2180
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,125 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCIC
- TAF
- Nearest KRBL
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 11h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Willows Glenn County Airport (KWLW)
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