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KWST — Westerly State
Westerly, RI · field elevation 81 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KWST current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KWST 252353Z AUTO 01012G24KT 8SM -RA BKN110 13/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 P0008 60011 T01280111 10172 20128 56007
- Wind
- from 010° at 12 kt, gusting 24 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- -211 ft · pressure altitude 41 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 12 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 9 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 32 | 6 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 14 | 6 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 25 | 9 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 15,000–18,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KWST — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KWST — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.34963, -71.80342
- Elevation
- 81 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1038Z / 2239Z
- Magnetic variation
- 15°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- New York
- County
- Washington, RI
Everything else KWST publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,010 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 3,960 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach S OF ORW
- 119.45
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KGON Groton-New London11 nm
- KBID Block Island State15 nm
- KMTP Montauk17 nm
- KOQU Quonset State23 nm
- KPVD Rhode Island Tf Green Intl28 nm
- KIJD Windham29 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KWST airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Rhode Island airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.