Digger Doug Airport (3WN1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEFT), 3WN1 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Digger Doug Airport in Dodgeville, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEFT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Digger Doug Airport (3WN1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dodgeville, WI at a field elevation of 1,065 ft. 3WN1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEFT, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,621 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEFT, 20.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEFT 281335Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3018 RMK AO2 T01210098
What changed at KEFT (nearest station)?
Since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3WN1
Based on the nearest station (KEFT), 3WN1 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 1,065 ft). 3WN1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSN, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,621 ft | Turf | 3 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 07 | 2,621 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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3WN1 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 07/252,621 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3WN1Wind
- 07
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 3 kt headwind · 8 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 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3WN1 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 3WN1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEFT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 64%
- 07
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
3WN1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEFT, 21 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- 3WN1
- City
- Dodgeville
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,065 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8701, -89.9010
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,621 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEFT
- TAF
- Nearest KMSN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 19m
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