St Mary's Seaplane Base (WV40) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPKB), WV40 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near St Mary's Seaplane Base in St Mary's, WV, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
St Mary's Seaplane Base (WV40) is a seaplane base in St Mary's, WV. WV40 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPKB, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04W, 22W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPKB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPKB, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPKB 281953Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP245 T02280056
What changed at KPKB (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.28 → 30.26 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WV40
Based on the nearest station (KPKB), WV40 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 587 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04WFAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| 22W | 5,000 ft | WATER | 5 kt tail | 2 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 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WV40 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 WV40
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946 F290 247/051KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL780 4015N 08050W 1946…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
PIT UA /OV AIR/TM 1913/FL230/TP CRJ2/TB LGT-MOD CHOP
PIT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1913Reported at 19:13 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.Show raw report
CMH UA /OV LHQ/TM 1810/FL050/TP P32R/TB CON LGT CHOP/RM SMOOTH AT 070
CMH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV LHQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1810Reported at 18:10 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP P32RAircraft type reporting.TB CON LGT CHOPTurbulence: con light chop.RM SMOOTH AT 070Remarks.Show raw report
HTS UA /OV HTS150015/TM 1648/FL080/TP M20P/SK SKC/TA 09/TB NEG/IC NEG
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HTS150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1648Reported at 16:48 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP M20PAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 09Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
AGC UA /OV AGC/TM 1537/FL360/TP B39M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZOB
AGC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV AGCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WV40
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPKB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04W/22W
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KPKB 281720Z 2818/2918 20004KT P6SM SCT200
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- WV40
- City
- St Mary's
- State
- West Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.4137, -81.1998
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPKB
- TAF
- Nearest KPKB
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for St Mary's Seaplane Base (WV40)
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