Lester Field (MS21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLH), MS21 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lester Field in Inverness, MS, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lester Field (MS21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Inverness, MS at a field elevation of 115 ft. MS21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLH, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGLH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLH, 22.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGLH 281953Z 16008KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP216 T02780083
What changed at KGLH (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.15 inHg.
Current pilot readout for MS21
Based on the nearest station (KGLH), MS21 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 115 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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MS21 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,000 × 65 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MS21Wind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“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 23 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MS21 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at MS21
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 55%
- 18
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KGLH 281720Z 2818/2918 11004KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
MS21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLH, 22 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MS21
- City
- Inverness
- State
- Mississippi
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 115 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.3321, -90.5820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGLH
- TAF
- Nearest KGLH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lester Field (MS21)
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