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David Randall Airport (4WN5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

A current METAR is not available for 4WN5 right now.

Aviation weather near David Randall Airport in Balsam Lake, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOEO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

David Randall Airport (4WN5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Balsam Lake, WI at a field elevation of 1,155 ft. 4WN5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOEO, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,552 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRNH.

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No data
Awaiting observationlive · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOEO, 15.9 nm away.

Wind
-
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
-

What changed at KOEO (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.93 → 29.91 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 4WN5

A current METAR is not available for 4WN5 right now. The nearest reporting station is KOEO. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.

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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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4WN5 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
    2,552 × 65 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4WN5
    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
0102019Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → unlimited.

4WN5 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 4WN5

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

PIREP1942Z (2:42 PM CDT) · 99 NM SW of 4WN5 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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MKT UA /OV MKT/TM 1942/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
MKT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1942Reported at 19:42 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1912Z (2:12 PM CDT) · 81 NM N of 4WN5 · during descent · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1912/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK T070 B100 AGL
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK T070 B100 AGLSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1902Z (2:02 PM CDT) · 88 NM W of 4WN5 · during climb · CRJ7
occasional light 320 turbulence
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LXL UA /OV LXL/TM 1902/FL320/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT 320/RM DURC
LXL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LXLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1902Reported at 19:02 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT 320Turbulence: occasional light 320.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 86 NM NW of 4WN5 · 25,000 ft MSL · C56X
continuous light turbulencelight rime icing
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STC UA /OV STC340030/TM 1854/FL250/TP C56X/TA M24/TB CONS LGT/IC LGT RIME
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STC340030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 78 NM N of 4WN5 · during climb · SF50
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DLH UA /OV 4 SE DLH/TM 1847/FL040/TP SF50/SK T040/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4 SE DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK T040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1807Z (1:07 PM CDT) · 81 NM N of 4WN5 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) · 51 NM SE of 4WN5 · 4,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
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EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1756/FL040/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TA UNKN/IC NEG
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1756Reported at 17:56 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 81 NM N of 4WN5 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B017Sky 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 4WN5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOEO reported mostly marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 14%MVFR 63%IFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 17%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

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
65%
36
35%

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Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of David Randall Airport (4WN5) 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
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4WN5
City
Balsam Lake
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
1,155 ft
Coordinates
45.4570, -92.3783
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,552 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOEO
TAF
Nearest KRNH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for David Randall Airport (4WN5)

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 David Randall Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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