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Wolf Lake Airport (26W) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:56 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJXN), 26W is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Wolf Lake Airport in Napoleon, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJXN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wolf Lake Airport (26W) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Napoleon, MI at a field elevation of 980 ft. 26W has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJXN, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,155 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJXN.

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VFR
Observed 0956Z (5:56 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJXN, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KJXN 280956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN120 11/10 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP249 T01110100

What changed at KJXN (nearest station)?

Since the 0856Z (4:56 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for 26W

Based on the nearest station (KJXN), 26W is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 980 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.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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26W 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
    2,155 × 100 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 26W
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

26W 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 26W

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

PIREP1008Z (6:08 AM EDT) · 91 NM SE of 26W · 18,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate 18,000–23,000 ft turbulence
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FDY UA /OV FDY090035/TM 1008/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD 180-230/RM ZOB
FDY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FDY090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1008Reported at 10:08 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 180-230Turbulence: moderate 18,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 85 NM SW of 26W · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 21 NM SW of 26W · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.
RM DURD ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 26W

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJXN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 3%IFR 2%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 19

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.

18
70%
36
30%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0540Z (1:40 AM EDT)

TAF KJXN 280540Z 2806/2906 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 OVC120 FM281700 22007KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

26W has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJXN, 11 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,155 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wolf Lake Airport (26W) 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
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
26W
City
Napoleon
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
980 ft
Coordinates
42.2097, -84.2317
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,155 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KJXN
TAF
Nearest KJXN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
12h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wolf Lake Airport (26W)

Community-submitted

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

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