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Bakers Field (WY36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:30 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPOY), WY36 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Bakers Field in Powell, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPOY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bakers Field (WY36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Powell, WY at a field elevation of 4,350 ft. WY36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPOY, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOD.

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VFR
Observed 1530Z (9:30 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPOY, 5.1 nm away.

Wind
270° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the west (270°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPOY 271530Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 07/M08 A2989 RMK AO2

What changed at KPOY (nearest station)?

Since the 1510Z (9:10 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature rose 5°C between reports.
  • Wind direction moved from 240° to 270°.

Current pilot readout for WY36

Based on the nearest station (KPOY), WY36 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 4,450 ft (field elevation 4,350 ft). WY36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOD, about 21 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
25FAV7 kt head1 kt right
077 kt tail1 kt left

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WY36 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 07/25
    2,500 × 60 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WY36
    Wind
    07
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    25
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
0193816Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

WY36 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 WY36

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

PIREP1544Z (9:44 AM MDT) · 82 NM S of WY36 · 45,000 ft MSL · GA6C
intermittent light occasional moderate /zlc turbulence
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RIW UA /OV BOY/TM 1544/FL450/TP GA6C/TB INTMT LGT OCNL MOD /ZLC
RIW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BOYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1544Reported at 15:44 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP GA6CAircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT OCNL MOD /ZLCTurbulence: intermittent light occasional moderate /zlc.
URGENT1517Z (9:17 AM MDT) · 57 NM SE of WY36 · 38,000 ft MSL · B744
severe 38,500–38,000 ft /zlc turbulence
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WRL UUA /OV RLY020010/TM 1517/FL380/TP B744/TB SEV 385-380 /ZLC
WRL UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV RLY020010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1517Reported at 15:17 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB SEV 385-380 /ZLCTurbulence: severe 38,500–38,000 ft /zlc.
PIREP1505Z (9:05 AM MDT) · 47 NM E of WY36 · 41,000 ft MSL · E545
moderate 38,000–41,000 ft /zlc turbulence
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SHR UA /OV SHR270025/TM 1505/FL410/TP E545/TB MOD 380-410 /ZLC
SHR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SHR270025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 380-410 /ZLCTurbulence: moderate 38,000–41,000 ft /zlc.
PIREP1458Z (8:58 AM MDT) · 99 NM NW of WY36 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
moderate 360 turbulence
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HLN UA /OV HLN100080/TM 1458/FL360/TP B738/TB MOD 360/RM ALMOST SEVERE /ZLC
HLN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HLN100080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1458Reported at 14:58 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 360Turbulence: moderate 360.
RM ALMOST SEVERE /ZLCRemarks.
PIREP1432Z (8:32 AM MDT) · 99 NM NW of WY36 · 38,000 ft MSL · B739
moderate chop 380/zlc turbulence
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HLN UA /OV HLN100080/TM 1432/FL380/TP B739/TB MOD CHOP 380/ZLC
HLN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HLN100080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1432Reported at 14:32 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOP 380/ZLCTurbulence: moderate chop 380/zlc.
PIREP1220Z (6:20 AM MDT) · 66 NM NE of WY36 · 20,000 ft MSL · C340
occasional light moderate turbulencetrace rime/zlc icing
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BIL UA /OV BIL080025/TM 1220/FL200/TP C340/TA M26/TB OCNL LGT MOD/IC TRACE RIME/ZLC
BIL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIL080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1220Reported at 12:20 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP C340Aircraft type reporting.
TA M26Outside air temperature, °C.
TB OCNL LGT MODTurbulence: occasional light moderate.
IC TRACE RIME/ZLCIcing: trace rime/zlc.
PIREP1033Z (4:33 AM MDT) · 95 NM E of WY36 · 17,000 ft MSL · BE9L
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SHR UA /OV SHR084024/TM 1033/FL170/TP BE9L/TB NEG BLO 160 CONS MOD 170/RM ZDVWC-21
SHR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SHR084024Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1033Reported at 10:33 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG BLO 160 CONS MOD 170Turbulence: none reported blo 160 continuous moderate 170.
RM ZDVWC-21Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WY36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPOY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 33 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 33 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 9/29 kt
Max gust: 40 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

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.

07
50%
25
50%

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Live crosswind meter

WY36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPOY, 5.1 nm away.

N25077 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 6° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bakers Field (WY36)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WY36
City
Powell
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
4,350 ft
Coordinates
44.7939, -108.7346
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPOY
TAF
Nearest KCOD
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
8h 22m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bakers Field (WY36)

Community-submitted

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

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