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Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area (0IS3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSQI), 0IS3 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area in Rock Falls, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSQI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area (0IS3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rock Falls, IL at a field elevation of 630 ft. 0IS3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSQI, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.

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VFR
Observed 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSQI, 5 nm away.

Wind
240° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSQI 281756Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT090 24/11 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02440111 10244 20072 58020 $

What changed at KSQI (nearest station)?

Since the 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.17 → 30.14 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 0IS3

Based on the nearest station (KSQI), 0IS3 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 630 ft). 0IS3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLI, about 39 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV3 kt head5 kt right
363 kt tail5 kt left

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0IS3 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 18/36
    2,500 × 60 ft · TURF-GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0IS3
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 5 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
061218Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

0IS3 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 0IS3

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 87 NM W of 0IS3 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 65 NM SE of 0IS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 31 NM SE of 0IS3 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 82 NM E of 0IS3 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 55 NM E of 0IS3 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 0IS3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSQI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 3

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.

36
53%
18
47%

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Live crosswind meter

0IS3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSQI, 5 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area (0IS3)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily IREG local
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0IS3
City
Rock Falls
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
630 ft
Coordinates
41.6601, -89.6944
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSQI
TAF
Nearest KMLI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area (0IS3)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Cady Aerial Restricted Landing Area, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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