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Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)

This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.

Williams Field airport is located near McMurdo Station, with McMurdo Station (Mac Murdo) at 23mi↑, Puerto Williams at 2977mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 2977mi↑, Ushuaia at 2979mi↑, Kaiken at 3008mi↑, Río Grande at 3052mi↑, Porvenir at 3058mi↑, Río de los Ciervos at 3060mi↑,

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Elevation : 21 m = 69ft

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weather : overcast at McMurdo Station

ciel couvert
9°F
3 ↗ 12°F

wind ↑ 4mph

extreme cold alert with 3°F at McMurdo Station

Saturday : extreme cold alert with -0°F at McMurdo Station

Aviation weather for Williams Field airport NZWD

METAR for Williams Field airport NZWD

NZWD 151155Z 00000KT 9999 FEW020 FEW090 SCT150 M10/M12 A2927 RMK AO2A SLP911 SDG/HDG

Decoded METAR for Williams Field airport NZWD

METAR issued by NZWD on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 11:55 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 23 days and 566 hours and -33103 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is -10°C = 14°F, dew point is -12°C = 10°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85%.

QNH is 991hPa = 29.27inHg

Clouds : few clouds at 2000ft = 610m. few clouds at 9000ft = 2740m. scattered clouds at 15000ft = 4570m.

Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor A Sea Level Pressure SLP=911 SDG/HDG

TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD

NZWD 150858Z 1509/1609 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 FEW090 QNH2922INS BECMG 1515/1517 24006KT 6000 BR FEW050 QNH2927INS GRID05006KT TEMPO 1517/1521 1200 BR SCT000 SCT050 SCT000 BR BECMG 1519/1521 31010KT 9999 NSW BKN060 QNH2934INS GRID12010KT

Decoded TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD

TAF issued by NZWD on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 08:58 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 23 days and 17 hours and 14 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC

1509/1609 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 FEW090 QNH2922INS

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is °

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

few clouds at 2000ft = 610m few clouds at 9000ft = 2740m

becoming from Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1515/1517 24006KT 6000 BR FEW050 QNH2927INS GRID05006KT

05006KT

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 240°

Visibility is 6km = 4mi.

mist

few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m

temporarily from Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 1517/1521 1200 BR SCT000 SCT050 SCT000 BR

Visibility is 1km = 1mi.

mist

scattered clouds at 0ft = 0m scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m

becoming from Wednesday, January 15, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Thursday, January 16, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC

BECMG 1519/1521 31010KT 9999 NSW BKN060 QNH2934INS GRID12010KT

no significant weather

12010KT

wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 310°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

broken at 6000ft = 1830m

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