Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport (1Y3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWD), 1Y3 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport in Mount Ayr, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport (1Y3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mount Ayr, IA at a field elevation of 1,265 ft. 1Y3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWD, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWD, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,700 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,700 ft.
METAR KLWD 280953Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM BKN047 BKN060 OVC075 13/11 A3009 RMK AO2 RAB25E40 SLP186 P0001 T01330106
What changed at KLWD (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 4,700 ft.
Current pilot readout for 1Y3
Based on the nearest station (KLWD), 1Y3 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,265 ft). 1Y3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 56 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,600 ft | GRVL-TRTD-F | 6 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 35 | 2,600 ft | GRVL-TRTD-F | 6 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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1Y3 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 17/352,600 × 40 ft · GRVL-TRTD-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1Y3Wind
- 17
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 35
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,700 ft.
1Y3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1Y3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLWD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 74%
- 35
- 26%
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Live crosswind meter
1Y3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWD, 15 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1Y3
- City
- Mount Ayr
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,265 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7060, -94.2203
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLWD
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 7m
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