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Wind forecast for Marlow Anderson Field — the next 6 hours in 15-minute steps.
Updated 2:19 pm Next 6 hours · 15-min steps
4 mph right now
Flying conditions · next 6 hrs
Calm Near-perfect conditions — a great time for new pilots and light aircraft.
Average
3 mph
Range
1–4 mph
Peak gust
7 mph
Right now Forecast for now
N S W E
Wind
4 mph
Gusts
5 mph
From
WNW
Temp
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Wind trend

Speed and gusts, next 6 hours

Wind Gusts Calmest hour

Calmest hour: 7:30–8:30 pm

0 5 10 15 20
10 mph · Breezy
15 mph · Strong
2:30 pm — 4 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 2:45 pm — 3 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 3:00 pm — 4 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 3:15 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 3:30 pm — 4 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 3:45 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 4:00 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 4:15 pm — 3 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 4:30 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 4:45 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 5:00 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 5:15 pm — 4 mph, gusts 4 mph, from WNW 5:30 pm — 4 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 5:45 pm — 4 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WNW 6:00 pm — 4 mph, gusts 6 mph, from WNW 6:15 pm — 4 mph, gusts 7 mph, from WNW 6:30 pm — 4 mph, gusts 7 mph, from WNW 6:45 pm — 4 mph, gusts 7 mph, from WNW 7:00 pm — 4 mph, gusts 6 mph, from WNW 7:15 pm — 3 mph, gusts 6 mph, from W 7:30 pm — 2 mph, gusts 5 mph, from W 7:45 pm — 2 mph, gusts 5 mph, from WSW 8:00 pm — 1 mph, gusts 4 mph, from SSW 8:15 pm — 2 mph, gusts 3 mph, from SSE
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Arrows point the way the wind is blowing. Hover the chart for exact readings.

Hour by hour

When to head out

Now 4mph Gusts 5 · WNW Calm
3:30 pm 4mph Gusts 5 · WNW Calm
4:30 pm 4mph Gusts 4 · WNW Calm
5:30 pm 4mph Gusts 5 · WNW Calm
6:30 pm 4mph Gusts 7 · WNW Calm
7:30 pm 2mph Gusts 5 · W Calm
From SSE: 1 of 24 readings, avg 2 mph From SSW: 1 of 24 readings, avg 1 mph From WSW: 1 of 24 readings, avg 2 mph From W: 2 of 24 readings, avg 3 mph From WNW: 19 of 24 readings, avg 4 mph N S E W

Red petals show where the wind comes from. Longer = more often, darker = stronger.

Wind vs. the runway

Mostly a crosswind

Most of the wind blows across the runway. Expect drift on takeoff and landing.

Prevailing
WNW
Along runway
1 mph
Crosswind
3 mph
Max cross gust
6 mph
Into the wind: take off and land facing north for most of the next 6 hours.

Forecast: Open-Meteo model for the field's coordinates, refreshed every 10 minutes. Live readings: nearby Weather Underground station KWAMAPLE201. Always check conditions at the field before flying.