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Kari Field (WN36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:54 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOLM), WN36 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Kari Field in Olympia, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Kari Field (WN36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Olympia, WA at a field elevation of 224 ft. WN36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLM, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLM.

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MVFR
Observed 0554Z (10:54 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLM, 3.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 7 kt
Visibility
3 sm
Ceiling
3,700 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, a few clouds at 2,100 ft, overcast at 3,700 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 3,700 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOLM 280554Z AUTO 18007KT 3SM RA BR FEW021 OVC037 08/07 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB0455 SLP133 P0012 60012 T00830072 10111 20083 56014

What changed at KOLM (nearest station)?

Since the 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 6 SM to 3 SM.
  • Rain began (RA).
  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 1°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.94 → 29.92 inHg.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for WN36

Based on the nearest station (KOLM), WN36 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 224 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
09FAV0 kt head7 kt right
270 kt head7 kt left

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WN36 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 09/27
    2,250 × 65 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WN36
    Wind
    09
    0 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    27
    0 kt headwind · 7 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
0102106Z14Z05Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 3,700 ft.

WN36 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 WN36

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

PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 24 NM NE of WN36 · 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) · 35 NM NE of WN36 · 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) · 31 NM NE of WN36 · 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) · 67 NM N of WN36 · 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) · 4 NM W of WN36 · 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) · 31 NM NE of WN36 · 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) · 78 NM N of WN36 · 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) · 83 NM N of WN36 · 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 WN36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOLM reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 48 observations, with 25 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 44%MVFR 27%IFR 19%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 20%IFR 3%LIFR 14%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 44

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

27
51%
09
49%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KOLM 280520Z 2806/2906 20009G18KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM281200 21006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM281900 23007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM290000 21006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

WN36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLM, 3.4 nm away.

N09277 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
7 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Kari Field (WN36)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WN36
City
Olympia
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
224 ft
Coordinates
46.9690, -122.8210
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOLM
TAF
Nearest KOLM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
19h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Kari Field (WN36)

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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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