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Knutson Farms Airport (3WN6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY23), 3WN6 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Knutson Farms Airport in Chetek, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY23): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Knutson Farms Airport (3WN6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chetek, WI at a field elevation of 1,035 ft. 3WN6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY23, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAU.

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IFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY23, 5.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
900 ft
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 2,200 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KY23 281355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN009 OVC022 13/12 A3007 RMK AO2 T01270117

What changed at KY23 (nearest station)?

Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 3WN6

Based on the nearest station (KY23), 3WN6 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,035 ft). 3WN6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAU, about 24 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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3WN6 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
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3WN6
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
0132514Z02Z13Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→0 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → 900 ft.

3WN6 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 3WN6

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

PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 71 NM W of 3WN6 · during descent · PC12
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MSP UA /OV KANE270007/TM 1345/FLDURD/TP PC12/WX B012 OVC/TA 12
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KANE270007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
WX B012 OVCWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1342Z (8:42 AM CDT) · 71 NM W of 3WN6 · during descent · PC12
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ANE UA /OV ANE270007/TM 1342/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK B015/TA 12
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE270007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1342Reported at 13:42 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK B015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1338Z (8:38 AM CDT) · 80 NM W of 3WN6 · during descent · E55P
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FCM UA /OV KFCM280002/TM 1338/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020/WX HZ FV2.5
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFCM280002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1338Reported at 13:38 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX HZ FV2.5Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1332Z (8:32 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of 3WN6 · 3,000 ft MSL · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1332/FL030/TP SR22/SK B022-T032/RM DUR C
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1332Reported at 13:32 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B022-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DUR CRemarks.
PIREP1310Z (8:10 AM CDT) · 96 NM N of 3WN6 · during descent · SW4
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1310/FLDURD/TP SW4/SK T030 B022
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.
SK T030 B022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1309Z (8:09 AM CDT) · 79 NM W of 3WN6 · during descent · PC12
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FCM UA /OV KFCM280001/TM 1309/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK OVC015
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFCM280001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1309Reported at 13:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1305Z (8:05 AM CDT) · 66 NM W of 3WN6 · during climb · B763
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MSP UA /OV MSP135005/TM 1305/FLDURC/TP B763/SK B020 BKN T022 B042 OVC T080 CLR ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP135005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B020 BKN T022 B042 OVC T0…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1300Z (8:00 AM CDT) · 60 NM W of 3WN6 · during descent · E55P
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STP UA /OV KSTP/TM 1300/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK OVC017-TOP040
STP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSTPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3WN6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY23 reported mostly marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 900 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 9%MVFR 83%IFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 18%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
71%
36
29%

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Live crosswind meter

3WN6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY23, 5.1 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Knutson Farms Airport (3WN6)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3WN6
City
Chetek
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
1,035 ft
Coordinates
45.2390, -91.7119
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KY23
TAF
Nearest KEAU
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Knutson Farms Airport (3WN6)

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

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