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Shirt Lake Seaplane Base (25MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAIT), 25MN is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Shirt Lake Seaplane Base in Deerwood, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAIT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Shirt Lake Seaplane Base (25MN) is a seaplane base in Deerwood, MN. 25MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAIT, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05W, 23W), the longest 6,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRD.

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IFR
Observed 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAIT, 9.6 nm away.

Wind
160° 7 kt
Visibility
6 sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAIT 281735Z AUTO 16007KT 6SM BR OVC006 12/12 A2991 RMK AO2 T01230120

What changed at KAIT (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for 25MN

Based on the nearest station (KAIT), 25MN is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,272 ft). 25MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRD, about 12 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
05WFAV7 kt tail2 kt right
23W7 kt tail2 kt right

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24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102018Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→7 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 600 ft.

25MN 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 25MN

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

PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 71 NM E of 25MN · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1726Z (12:26 PM CDT) · 79 NM NW of 25MN · 4,000 ft MSL · PA44
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BJI UA /OV BJI/TM 1726/FL040/TP PA44/SK UNKN018-TOP038/TA 06/IC NEG
BJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BJILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1726Reported at 17:26 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP PA44Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN018-TOP038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1702Z (12:02 PM CDT) · 71 NM E of 25MN · during climb · SR20
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1702/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK B019 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
SK B019 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1649Z (11:49 AM CDT) · 97 NM S of 25MN · 7,500 ft MSL · P28A
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 1649/FL075/TP P28A/SK TOP075/TB NEG/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1626Z (11:26 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of 25MN · 13,000 ft MSL · TBM7
light rime icing
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1626/FL130/TP TBM7/TA M08/IC LGT RIME
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1626Reported at 16:26 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM7Aircraft type reporting.
TA M08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1621Z (11:21 AM CDT) · 97 NM W of 25MN · 30,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
continuous light chop turbulence
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FFM UA /OV FFM/TM 1621/FL300/TP CRJ9/TB CONS LGT CHOP
FFM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) · 71 NM E of 25MN · during climb · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1615/FLDURC/TP CRJ2/SK B009-T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK B009-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 58 NM SE of 25MN · 4,000 ft MSL · H60
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1610/FL040/TP H60/SK IMC
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP H60Aircraft type reporting.
SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 25MN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAIT reported mostly marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 65%IFR 35%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 54%MVFR 15%IFR 24%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 5/16 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 29

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05W/23W
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Shirt Lake Seaplane Base (25MN)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Apr-Oct Daily SR-SS local; Nov-Mar Daily UNATNDD local
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
25MN
City
Deerwood
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,272 ft
Coordinates
46.4306, -93.8331
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
6,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAIT
TAF
Nearest KBRD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Shirt Lake Seaplane Base (25MN)

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