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US-4632 Weather Badwater Airport

Powder River, WyomingElevation 6,371 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KWRL · 45 NM NW · 17 min old
Ceiling 7,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KWRL
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
7,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests monday mostly sunny, high near 52F, low near 37F, 8% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Tuesday: winds up to 35 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Sunny 52/37 SSE 10 kt – 8%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 48/32 WSW 23 kt 35 kt 3% Strong winds in the forecast
Wednesday Sunny 51/34 SW 12 kt 20 kt 0%
Thursday Sunny 57/39 SSW 12 kt – 2%
Friday Mostly Sunny 56/37 S 11 kt – 31%
Saturday Partly Sunny 53/37 SW 8 kt – 14%
Sunday Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers 53 S 10 kt – 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office RIW). Forecast issued 0609Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-4632. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
6,371 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0011Z 6:11 PM
Sunrise
1336Z 7:36 AM
Loggable night
0040Z (6:40 PM local) → 1307Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0011Z (6:11 PM local) → 1336Z (7:36 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0111Z (7:11 PM local) → 1236Z (6:36 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

Badwater Airport is in Powder River, Wyoming. Field elevation 6,371 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-4632
RegionWyoming
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.3184, -107.4249
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-4632 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KWRL (45 NM NW, VFR).

KWRL Worland Municipal Airport
45 NM NW
VFR
KRIW Central Wyoming Regional Airport
48 NM W
VFR
KCPR Casper-Natrona County International Airport
49 NM SE
IFR
KLND Hunt Field
65 NM SW
VFR
KBYG Johnson County Airport
71 NM NE
VFR
KGEY South Big Horn County Airport
77 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-4632 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-4632 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-4632. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-4632 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-4632. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-4632?
US-4632 sits at 6,371 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-4632?
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.