Thunder Ridge Airport (31ID) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSZT), 31ID is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Thunder Ridge Airport in Sandpioint, ID, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSZT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Thunder Ridge Airport (31ID) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sandpioint, ID at a field elevation of 2,632 ft. 31ID has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSZT, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,068 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOE.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSZT, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,300 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
METAR KSZT 281035Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM BKN023 OVC035 05/03 A2989 RMK AO2
What changed at KSZT (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (3:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Drizzle ended (-DZ).
Current pilot readout for 31ID
Based on the nearest station (KSZT), 31ID is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 18. Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 2,632 ft). 31ID does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCOE, about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,068 ft | Turf/Dirt | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 36 | 1,068 ft | Turf/Dirt | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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31ID 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 18/361,068 × 35 ft · Turf/DirtCurrent useno stated-runway source at 31IDWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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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 3→4 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 2,300 ft.
31ID 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 31ID
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSZT reported mostly marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 70%
- 18
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
31ID has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSZT, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 31ID
- City
- Sandpioint
- State
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,632 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.3917, -116.3662
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,068 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSZT
- TAF
- Nearest KCOE
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Thunder Ridge Airport (31ID)
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