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Wise River Airport (02T) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBTM), 02T is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Wise River Airport in Wise River, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBTM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wise River Airport (02T) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wise River, MT at a field elevation of 5,830 ft. 02T has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBTM, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 4,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTM.

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VFR
Observed 1353Z (7:53 AM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBTM, 23.1 nm away.

Wind
130° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,000 ft
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
28°F / -2°C
feels like 25°F

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature -2°C (28°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBTM 281353Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM BKN080 M02/M04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP173 T10221039

What changed at KBTM (nearest station)?

Since the 1253Z (6:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.

Current pilot readout for 02T

Based on the nearest station (KBTM), 02T is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 5,100 ft (field elevation 5,830 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
02FAV0 kt head3 kt right
200 kt head3 kt left

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02T runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 02/20
    4,050 × 60 ft · DIRT-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 02T
    Wind
    02
    0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    20
    0 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122314Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 8,000 ft.

02T weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 02T

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1325Z (7:25 AM MDT) · 99 NM N of 02T · 21,000 ft MSL · BE20
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MSO UA /OV MSO030040/TM 1325/FL210/TP BE20/SK TOP 210 /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO030040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1325Reported at 13:25 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 210 /ZLCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1318Z (7:18 AM MDT) · 78 NM NW of 02T · 12,300 ft MSL · B39M
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MSO UA /OV MSO160005/TM 1318/FL123/TP B39M/SK SCT040 BKN085
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSO160005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1318Reported at 13:18 UTC.
FL123Altitude: 12,300 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT040 BKN085Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1315Z (7:15 AM MDT) · 82 NM NW of 02T · during descent · B190
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MSO UA /OV MSO/TM 1315/FL040/TP B190/SK OVC085 SCT040/RM DURD RY 12
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC085 SCT040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RY 12Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 02T

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBTM reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 4%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/18 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

20
64%
02
36%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1125Z (5:25 AM MDT)

TAF KBTM 281125Z 2812/2912 VRB06KT P6SM OVC070 FM281700 25010G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100

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Live crosswind meter

02T has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBTM, 23 nm away.

N02203 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 02, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 4,050 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wise River Airport (02T) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
02T
City
Wise River
State
Montana
Country
United States
Elevation
5,830 ft
Coordinates
45.7691, -112.9820
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,050 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBTM
TAF
Nearest KBTM
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
10h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wise River Airport (02T)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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