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Thompson Airport (WA61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPAE), WA61 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 19 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Thompson Airport in Kingston, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPAE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Thompson Airport (WA61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kingston, WA at a field elevation of 50 ft. WA61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPAE, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAE.

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MVFR
Observed 0553Z (10:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPAE, 11.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 19 kt
gusting 27 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,400 ft
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 19 kt, gusting 27 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,400 ft, broken clouds at 4,700 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,400 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPAE 280553Z AUTO 18019G27KT 10SM -RA BKN024 BKN047 OVC080 09/06 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/0550 RAB05 CIG 017V034 SLP113 P0000 60015 T00890061 10117 20089 58016

What changed at KPAE (nearest station)?

Since the 0453Z (9:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Gusts increased from 22 to 27 kt.
  • Ceiling dropped from 10,000 ft to 2,400 ft.
  • Rain began (-RA).

Current pilot readout for WA61

Based on the nearest station (KPAE), WA61 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 19 knots gusting 27, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately -600 ft (field elevation 50 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
23FAV12 kt head15 kt left (g21)
0512 kt tail15 kt right (g21)

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WA61 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 05/23
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA61
    Wind
    05
    12 kt tailwind · 15 kt crosswind from right
    23
    12 kt headwind · 15 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
0163106Z16Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→19 kt, ceiling 2,100 ft → 2,400 ft.

WA61 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 WA61

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

PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 31 NM S of WA61 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 30 NM SE of WA61 · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 28 NM S of WA61 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 29 NM NW of WA61 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 53 NM S of WA61 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 28 NM S of WA61 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 025Remarks.
PIREP0409Z (9:09 PM PDT) · 36 NM NW of WA61 · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
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PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.
RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0340Z (8:40 PM PDT) · 45 NM NW of WA61 · 24,000 ft MSL · B739
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NUW UA /OV CVV260025/TM 0340/FL240/TP B739/SK TOPS240-220/RM ZSE
NUW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV260025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS240-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WA61

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPAE reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 61 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 20%MVFR 20%IFR 31%LIFR 30%
Wind avg/max: 4/19 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 7%IFR 5%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 3/17 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 29

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.

05
64%
23
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KPAE 280520Z 2806/2906 18010G20KT P6SM -RA BKN025 OVC050 FM281500 17008KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM290000 20006KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 FM290500 17008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040

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Live crosswind meter

WA61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPAE, 12 nm away.

N230519 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
15 kt
Headwind in gusts
17 kt
Crosswind in gusts
21 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Thompson Airport (WA61)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WA61
City
Kingston
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
47.7983, -122.5300
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPAE
TAF
Nearest KPAE
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Thompson Airport (WA61)

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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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