Seeley Lake Airport (23S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMSO), 23S is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Seeley Lake Airport in Seeley Lake, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMSO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Seeley Lake Airport (23S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Seeley Lake, MT at a field elevation of 4,256 ft. 23S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMSO, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,575 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMSO, 30.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 4°C (40°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR KMSO 280853Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM OVC055 04/02 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB04E25 SLP148 P0000 60000 T00440022 51003
What changed at KMSO (nearest station)?
Since the 0810Z (2:10 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 23S
Based on the nearest station (KMSO), 23S is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 4,000 ft (field elevation 4,256 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 4,575 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 34 | 4,575 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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23S 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 16/344,575 × 75 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 23SWind
- 16
- 3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 3 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 5,500 ft.
23S weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 23S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMSO reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 57%
- 34
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (11:20 PM MDT)
TAF KMSO 280520Z 2806/2906 31005KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM281000 16005KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC050 PROB30 2810/2814 4SM -RASN BR OVC025 FM281700 16010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
23S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMSO, 31 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23S
- City
- Seeley Lake
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 4,256 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.1791, -113.4450
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,575 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMSO
- TAF
- Nearest KMSO
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Seeley Lake Airport (23S)
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