Thompson Memorial Field (ME62) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KWVL), ME62 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Thompson Memorial Field in Pittsfield, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KWVL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thompson Memorial Field (ME62) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pittsfield, ME at a field elevation of 390 ft. ME62 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KWVL, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBGR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KWVL, 18.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.35 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KWVL 281956Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 10/M04 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP286 T01001044
What changed at KWVL (nearest station)?
Since the 1856Z (2:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.38 → 30.35 inHg.
Current pilot readout for ME62
Based on the nearest station (KWVL), ME62 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 390 ft). ME62 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBGR, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| S | 2,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
ME62 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at ME62
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KWVL reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- ME62
- City
- Pittsfield
- State
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 390 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.8094, -69.4704
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KWVL
- TAF
- Nearest KBGR
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 1h 8m
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