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Lake Mills Municipal Airport (0Y6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:50 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KFXY), 0Y6 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lake Mills Municipal Airport in Lake Mills, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFXY): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Mills Municipal Airport (0Y6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Mills, IA at a field elevation of 1,260 ft. 0Y6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFXY, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,380 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.

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VFR
Observed 1250Z (7:50 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFXY, 11.8 nm away.

Wind
130° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 45°F

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KFXY 271250Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM SCT050 OVC070 10/08 A3011 RMK AO2

What changed at KFXY (nearest station)?

Since the 1230Z (7:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

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

Current pilot readout for 0Y6

Based on the nearest station (KFXY), 0Y6 is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,260 ft). 0Y6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 17 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
18FAV7 kt head8 kt left
366 kt tail8 kt right

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0Y6 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
    3,380 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 0Y6
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
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“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
0122313Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 7,000 ft.

0Y6 weather radar

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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 0Y6

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

PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 42 NM W of 0Y6 · 2,000 ft MSL · BE20
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FRM UA /OV FRM/TM 1250/FL020/TP BE20/SK BASE020
FRM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FRMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1247Z (7:47 AM CDT) · 100 NM SW of 0Y6 · 36,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light turbulence
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CIN UA /OV CIN/TM 1247/FL360/TP B739/TB CONS LGT
CIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CINLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1247Reported at 12:47 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1226Z (7:26 AM CDT) · 100 NM NE of 0Y6 · 31,000 ft MSL · PC24
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LSE UA /OV ODI360015/TM 1226/FL310/TP PC24/TB NEG
LSE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODI360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1226Reported at 12:26 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1221Z (7:21 AM CDT) · 79 NM S of 0Y6 · 21,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
continuous light turbulencelight rime 14,000–16,000 ft icing
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DSM UA /OV DSM350040/TM 1221/FL210/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT/IC LGT RIME 140-160
DSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DSM350040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1221Reported at 12:21 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC LGT RIME 140-160Icing: light rime 14,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP1213Z (7:13 AM CDT) · 88 NM NE of 0Y6 · 14,000 ft MSL · C560
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ONA UA /OV ONA/TM 1213/FL140/TP C560/SK TOP135/TB NEG/IC NEG
ONA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ONALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1213Reported at 12:13 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1200Z (7:00 AM CDT) · 99 NM S of 0Y6 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS1
light turbulence
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PRO UA /OV PRO/TM 1200/FL350/TP BCS1/TB LGT
PRO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PROLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1200Reported at 12:00 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
PIREP1128Z (6:28 AM CDT) · 59 NM SW of 0Y6 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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FOD UA /OV FOD/TM 1128/FL330/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FOD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FODLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1114Z (6:14 AM CDT) · 55 NM NE of 0Y6 · 12,000 ft MSL · B738
light -rime icing
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TOB UA /OV FOW088021 /TM 1114 /FL120 /TP B738 /TA M14 /IC LGT-RIME /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
TOB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FOW088021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1114Reported at 11:14 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT-RIMEIcing: light -rime.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 0Y6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFXY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 1%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
64%
36
36%

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Live crosswind meter

0Y6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFXY, 12 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,380 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lake Mills Municipal Airport (0Y6) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
0Y6
City
Lake Mills
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,260 ft
Coordinates
43.4133, -93.5120
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,380 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFXY
TAF
Nearest KMCW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Mills Municipal Airport (0Y6)

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 Lake Mills Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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