Three Cross Ranch Airport (3MT3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6S0), 3MT3 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Three Cross Ranch Airport in Ryegate, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6S0): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Three Cross Ranch Airport (3MT3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ryegate, MT at a field elevation of 3,930 ft. 3MT3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6S0, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBIL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6S0, 32 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K6S0 281355Z AUTO 25013KT 10SM CLR 03/M05 A2998 RMK A01
What changed at K6S0 (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (7:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1335Z (7:35 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3MT3
Based on the nearest station (K6S0), 3MT3 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 3,350 ft (field elevation 3,930 ft). 3MT3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBIL, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 2,800 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 05 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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3MT3 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 05/232,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MT3Wind
- 05
- 12 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 23
- 12 kt headwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 17→13 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
3MT3 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 3MT3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6S0 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 34 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 73%
- 05
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
3MT3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6S0, 32 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Irregular all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3MT3
- City
- Ryegate
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,930 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.1256, -109.3650
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K6S0
- TAF
- Nearest KBIL
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 10h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Three Cross Ranch Airport (3MT3)
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