Three Lakes Municipal Airport (40D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEGV), 40D is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Three Lakes Municipal Airport in Three Lakes, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEGV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Three Lakes Municipal Airport (40D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Three Lakes, WI at a field elevation of 1,637 ft. 40D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEGV, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRHI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEGV, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,400 ft, broken clouds at 3,900 ft, temperature 11°C (53°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,400 ft.
METAR KEGV 280935Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN014 BKN039 11/11 A3008 RMK AO2 T01140110
What changed at KEGV (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 40D
Based on the nearest station (KEGV), 40D is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 21. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,637 ft). 40D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRHI, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 3,400 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 03 | 3,400 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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40D 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 03/213,400 × 120 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 40DWind
- 03
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 4 kt headwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 1,400 ft.
40D weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 40D
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEGV reported mostly IFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 62%
- 03
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
40D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEGV, 11 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 2,437 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 40D
- City
- Three Lakes
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,637 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.7902, -89.1210
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEGV
- TAF
- Nearest KRHI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Three Lakes Municipal Airport (40D)
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