Edwards Air Force Base

KEDW · California, United States

The METAR station used is 19 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Edwards Air Force Base 5L/23R
Wind: 0 kt, 0 beaufort


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METAR KPMD 280953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01000006

METAR Edwards Air Force Base - KEDW/EDW

Edwards Air Force Base is a midsized airport in California, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.90464 and longitude -117.88019. The airport has 3 runways: 5L/23R, 5R/23L and 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is KEDW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is EDW. The airport's IATA code is EDW. The airport is in the Los Angeles FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Palmdale USAF Plant 42 Airport on March 28, 2024 02:53, local time.

Airport observations

There is little or no wind from a variable direction.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 10 °C. The dew point is 1 °C, the relative humidity is 54%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.07 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:10. This applies to Edwards Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5L/23R 058°-238°
5R/23L 058°-238°
7/25 070°-250°

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 10.0 °C
Dewpoint 0.6 °C
Rel. humidity 54%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP168Sea level pressure is 30.03 inHg (30.03 inHg)
T01000006Temperature is 10.0 °C (50.0 °F), dew point is 0.6 °C (33.1 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:43 (3:33h)
Midday
12:57
Sunset
19:10

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