Edwards Air Force Base

KEDW · California, United States

The METAR station used is 19 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 240° Edwards Air Force Base 5L/23R
Wind direction to Wind: 20 kt, gusting 30 kt, 5 beaufort

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METAR KWJF 232256Z 24020G30KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 22034/2245 SLP128 T02000072

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 General WM J Fox Airfield on April 23, 2024 15:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 240° with a speed of 20 kt. Wind gusts of 30 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 20 °C. The dew point is 7 °C, the relative humidity is 43%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.93 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 19:30. 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. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5L/23R 058°-238° 20-30 kt 3 %
5R/23L 058°-238° 20-30 kt 3 %
7/25 070°-250° 3-5 kt 20-30 kt 17 %

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 20.0 °C
Dewpoint 7.2 °C
Rel. humidity 43%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 22034/2245Peak wind from 220° with 34 kt at 22 :45 UTC
SLP128Sea level pressure is 29.91 inHg (29.91 inHg)
T02000072Temperature is 20.0 °C (68.0 °F), dew point is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:10
Midday
12:51
Sunset
19:31 (2:34h)

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