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Rosenbaum Field (3WI9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEAU), 3WI9 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rosenbaum Field in Chippewa Falls, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEAU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rosenbaum Field (3WI9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chippewa Falls, WI at a field elevation of 940 ft. 3WI9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEAU, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAU.

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VFR
Observed 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEAU, 8.9 nm away.

Wind
160° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,900 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KEAU 281656Z 16009KT 10SM FEW049 BKN070 OVC100 15/12 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP170 P0000 T01500117

What changed at KEAU (nearest station)?

Since the 1556Z (10:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.05 → 30.03 inHg.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for 3WI9

Based on the nearest station (KEAU), 3WI9 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 940 ft). 3WI9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAU, about 9 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
18FAV8 kt head3 kt left
368 kt tail3 kt right

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3WI9 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
    2,500 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3WI9
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
061317Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → 7,000 ft.

3WI9 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 3WI9

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

PIREP1650Z (11:50 AM CDT) · 7 NM SW of 3WI9 · 3,000 ft MSL · BE35
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EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1650/FL030/TP BE35/TA 17/IC NEG/RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS OF RA
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.
TA 17Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS O…Remarks.
PIREP1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) · 74 NM E of 3WI9 · 8,000 ft MSL · E170
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CWA UA /OV CWA/TM 1635/FL080/TP E170/SK BASE 080 TOP 090/TA 1/IC NEG
CWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 080 TOP 090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 87 NM NW of 3WI9 · 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.
PIREP1540Z (10:40 AM CDT) · 82 NM W of 3WI9 · during descent · SR22
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MSP UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1540/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1539Z (10:39 AM CDT) · 82 NM W of 3WI9 · during descent · SR22
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ANE UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1539/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1539Reported at 15:39 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1538Z (10:38 AM CDT) · 79 NM NW of 3WI9 · 8,500 ft MSL · PA46
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ROS UA /OV ROS/TM 1538/FL085/TP PA46/SK TOP 070 BASE UNKN/WX CLR ABV 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
ROS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.
TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 070 BASE UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX CLR ABV 070Weather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 88 NM W of 3WI9 · during descent · C525
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FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1510/FL021/TP C525/WX FV05SM/RM DURD RY 10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV05SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RY 10RRemarks.
PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 88 NM W of 3WI9 · during descent · C525
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FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1500/FL021/TP C525/WX FV03SM/RM DURD ILS RY10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP C525Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV03SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD ILS RY10RRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3WI9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEAU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 31 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 58%MVFR 42%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/14 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

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
66%
36
34%

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Live crosswind meter

3WI9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEAU, 8.9 nm away.

N18369 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rosenbaum Field (3WI9) 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
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3WI9
City
Chippewa Falls
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
940 ft
Coordinates
44.9938, -91.3778
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEAU
TAF
Nearest KEAU
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 33m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rosenbaum Field (3WI9)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Rosenbaum Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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