KWVI/WVI METAR Watsonville Municipal Airport

Watsonville, CaliforniaElevation 163 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR48 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

250@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

527 ft

+364 ft vs field

ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Coastal Flood AdvisoryMinor · Expected · Likely

25 1606Z to 29 2200Z

San Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline; Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

* WHAT...Up to 1.9ft of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Bay Shoreline locations of San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast. * WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High tides will result in flooding of low-lying infrastructure, isolated road closures, and coastal erosion. Rising tides will bring water an…

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2253Z (3:53 PM local) · 48 min old

KWVI is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 9 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

250° at 9 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

19°C / 13°C

66°F / 55°F. 6°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.07 inHg

1018.3 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP181

sea-level pressure 1018.1 hPa

T01940128

precise temperature 19.4°C, dew point 12.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at WVI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 250° at 9 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon partly sunny, high near 72F, low near 49F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Partly Sunny	72/49	WSW 7 kt	–	1%
Monday	Sunny	68/46	WNW 9 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	65/45	NNW 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	65/48	NNW 6 kt	–	1%
Thursday	Mostly Cloudy	62/46	NW 7 kt	–	4%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	59/45	NW 8 kt	–	33%
Saturday	Chance Light Rain	58/46	NNE 6 kt	–	33%

Source: National Weather Service (office MTR). Forecast issued 2142Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

250° at 9 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 278 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

BEST

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

4 runways · longest 4,502 ft

Dimensions

40 x 40 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY H2

02/20

Dimensions

4,502 x 149 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0232°T

ILSLOCALIZER

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20212°T

Displaced threshold589 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

09/27

Dimensions

3,998 x 98 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

RWY 09100°T

VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27280°T

Traffic patternLeft

Dimensions

20 x 20 ft

Surface

Asphalt

RWY H1

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

527 ft

Pressure altitude

13 ft

Field elevation

163 ft MSL

Temperature

19°C (66°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.07 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0117Z 6:17 PM

Sunrise

1425Z 7:25 AM

Loggable night

0144Z (6:44 PM local) → 1358Z (6:58 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0117Z (6:17 PM local) → 1425Z (7:25 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0217Z (7:17 PM local) → 1325Z (6:25 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Watsonville Municipal Airport is in Watsonville, California. Field elevation 163 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerRAYVON WILLIAMS

Manager phone831-768-3575

AttendedDaily, 0900–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKWVI / WVI

SectionalSAN FRANCISCO

Center (ARTCC)OAKLAND

Flight service (AFSS)OAKLAND

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates36.9357, -121.7900

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · 100

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.15

NORCAL APP/DEP

A/D

132.175

ASOS

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KWVI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

60.5

AVG OPS/DAY

84.6

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 58%Unknown 27%Helicopter 6%Twin 4%Turboprop 3%Jet 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~310 landings/mo

›RV12 (Unknown) · ~52 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~41 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~37 landings/mo

›DA40 (Piston single) · ~37 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›DA40 (Piston single)

›RV12 (Unknown)

›C182 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KOAR Marina Municipal Airport

15 NM S

VFR

KCVH Hollister Municipal Airport

18 NM E

VFR

KSNS Salinas Municipal Airport

19 NM SE

VFR

KMRY Monterey Regional Airport

21 NM S

VFR

KRHV Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County

24 NM N

VFR

KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport

26 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY 20 APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›RAYVON.WILLIAMS@CITYOFWATSONVILLE.ORG

›PRCHT OPS ON ARPT DLY 0900-2000; LNDG AREA 1000 FT WEST OF RWY 20.

›SEAGULLS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›130 FT TREES 700 FT RIGHT OF RWY 9 THLD, 85 FT TREES 600 FT LEFT OF RWY 9 THLD.

›ALL DEPS PROHIBITED ON RWY 27 DUE TO RWY VIS BLOCKED BY HNGRS.

›FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-3748 OR VIA VHF 127.15.

›ARPT HAS NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS; SEE ARPT WEBSITE.

›RWY 20 PREF CALM WIND RWY; STRAIGHT-IN APCH NOT RCMDD.

›GLIDER TOWING RQRS PRIOR NOTIFICATION, CTC ARPT OFC 831-768-3575.

›HELICOPTER ACTVTY ON AND INVOF ARPT.

›COASTAL FOG DURING SUMMER MONTHS.

›ACTVT PAPI RWY 02, 09 & 20; REIL RWY 02; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.

›UNUSBL BYD 4.0 NM DUE TO TERRAIN.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KWVI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KWVI have a METAR?

Yes. KWVI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KWVI have a TAF?

When KWVI issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KWVI?

KWVI sits at 163 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KWVI?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.