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Little Ossipee Lake Seaplane Base (ME90) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:56 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME90 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Little Ossipee Lake Seaplane Base in Waterboro Center, ME, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSFM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Little Ossipee Lake Seaplane Base (ME90) is a seaplane base in Waterboro Center, ME. ME90 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSFM, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 8,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWM.

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VFR
Observed 2256Z (6:56 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSFM, 13.2 nm away.

Wind
200° 3 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.40"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.40 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSFM 282256Z AUTO 20003KT 9SM CLR 06/03 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00610028

What changed at KSFM (nearest station)?

Since the 2156Z (5:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2156Z (5:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for ME90

Based on the nearest station (KSFM), ME90 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -1,300 ft (field elevation 311 ft). ME90 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPWM, about 17 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
14FAV1 kt head3 kt right
321 kt tail3 kt left

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ME90 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 14/32
    8,000 × 400 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at ME90
    Wind
    14
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    32
    1 kt tailwind · 3 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
061223Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

ME90 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 ME90

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

PIREP2226Z (6:26 PM EDT) · 90 NM NW of ME90 · 9,000 ft MSL · P28B
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MVL UA /OV KMPV037017 /TM 2226 /FL090 /TP P28B /WX -RA /TA 01 /TB NEG /IC NEG
MVL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMPV037017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2226Reported at 22:26 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P28BAircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 01Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2152Z (5:52 PM EDT) · 99 NM W of ME90 · 9,000 ft MSL · P28B
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RUT UA /OV CAM046032 /TM 2152 /FL090 /TP P28B /SK SKC /WX FV10SM /TA 02 /WV 29524KT
RUT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CAM046032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2152Reported at 21:52 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP P28BAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 02Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 29524KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP2028Z (4:28 PM EDT) · 93 NM S of ME90 · 15,000 ft MSL · B39M
continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft turbulence
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BOS UA /OV BOS225017/TM 2028/FL150/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160
BOS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOS225017Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2028Reported at 20:28 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD 150-160Turbulence: continuous light occasional moderate 15,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP2003Z (4:03 PM EDT) · 100 NM SW of ME90 · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light chop turbulence
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ORH UA /OV ORH160010/TM 2003/FL160/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM 140 SMOOTH
ORH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORH160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2003Reported at 20:03 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM 140 SMOOTHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at ME90

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSFM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

32
84%
14
16%

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Live crosswind meter

ME90 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSFM, 13 nm away.

N14323 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 77° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Water · 8,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Little Ossipee Lake Seaplane Base (ME90)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Daily 0800-1700 local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
ME90
City
Waterboro Center
State
Maine
Country
United States
Elevation
311 ft
Coordinates
43.6131, -70.6964
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
8,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSFM
TAF
Nearest KPWM
Time zone
America/New_York
Next sunset
21h 53m

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Pilot PIREPs for Little Ossipee Lake Seaplane Base (ME90)

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

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