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Taylor Field (WY55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM MDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KW43), WY55 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Taylor Field in Sundance, WY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KW43): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Taylor Field (WY55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sundance, WY at a field elevation of 4,950 ft. WY55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KW43, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGCC.

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VFR
Observed 1635Z (10:35 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KW43, 14.7 nm away.

Wind
240° 12 kt
gusting 18 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KW43 271635Z AUTO 24012G18KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2990 RMK AO2

What changed at KW43 (nearest station)?

Since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1615Z (10:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for WY55

Based on the nearest station (KW43), WY55 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 5,550 ft (field elevation 4,950 ft). WY55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGCC, about 41 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
14FAV0 kt head12 kt right (g18)
320 kt head12 kt left (g18)

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WY55 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 14/32
    2,500 × 45 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WY55
    Wind
    14
    0 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    32
    0 kt headwind · 12 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
0163116Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→12 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → unlimited.

WY55 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 WY55

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

PIREP1358Z (7:58 AM MDT) · 76 NM SE of WY55 · 40,000 ft MSL · F2TH
continuous light occasional moderate turbulence
Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP200040/TM 1358/FL400/TP F2TH/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD /RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP200040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP F2THAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MODTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate.
RM RIDE IMPROVED AT FL380 ZD…Remarks.
PIREP1130Z (5:30 AM MDT) · 75 NM S of WY55 · 39,000 ft MSL · A333
continuous moderate turbulence
Show raw report
RAP UA /OV RAP220080/TM 1130/FL390/TP A333/TB CONS MOD/RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32
RAP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RAP220080Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A333Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS MODTurbulence: continuous moderate.
RM 5 MIN DURATION. ZDVWC-32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WY55

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KW43 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 82%MVFR 13%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 6/18 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 15%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/27 kt
Max gust: 118 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
78%
32
22%

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Live crosswind meter

WY55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KW43, 15 nm away.

N143212 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
12 kt
Headwind in gusts
1 kt
Crosswind in gusts
18 kt

Wind is 88° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Taylor Field (WY55)
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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

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WY55
City
Sundance
State
Wyoming
Country
United States
Elevation
4,950 ft
Coordinates
44.4186, -104.5940
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KW43
TAF
Nearest KGCC
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
7h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Taylor Field (WY55)

Community-submitted

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

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