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Noland Farms Airport (3IS3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:54 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEC), 3IS3 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Noland Farms Airport in Blue Mound, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Noland Farms Airport (3IS3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blue Mound, IL at a field elevation of 602 ft. 3IS3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEC, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDEC.

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VFR
Observed 1754Z (12:54 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEC, 14.1 nm away.

Wind
190° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDEC 281754Z 19012KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02390100 10239 20111 58017

What changed at KDEC (nearest station)?

Since the 1654Z (11:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.24 → 30.21 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 3IS3

Based on the nearest station (KDEC), 3IS3 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 602 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
EFAV12 kt tail2 kt left
W12 kt tail2 kt left

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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
071418Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3IS3 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 3IS3

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 75 NM N of 3IS3 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 87 NM SW of 3IS3 · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 97 NM N of 3IS3 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1246Z (7:46 AM CDT) · 64 NM E of 3IS3 · 29,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1238Z (7:38 AM CDT) · 99 NM W of 3IS3 · 12,000 ft MSL · S22T
light rime icing
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UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3IS3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

E/W
100%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KDEC 281720Z 2818/2918 20010KT P6SM FEW100 FM282300 18006KT P6SM SKC FM291500 25009KT P6SM FEW150

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Noland Farms Airport (3IS3)
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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
3IS3
City
Blue Mound
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
602 ft
Coordinates
39.7392, -89.1461
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDEC
TAF
Nearest KDEC
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Noland Farms Airport (3IS3)

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