Cranmoor Airstrip (55WI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KISW), 55WI is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cranmoor Airstrip in Nekoosa, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KISW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cranmoor Airstrip (55WI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nekoosa, WI at a field elevation of 985 ft. 55WI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KISW, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVOK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KISW, 6.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KISW 281554Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM SCT070 BKN110 18/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01780106
What changed at KISW (nearest station)?
Since the 1454Z (9:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature rose 5°C between reports.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.14 → 30.12 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 55WI
Based on the nearest station (KISW), 55WI is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 985 ft). 55WI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVOK, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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55WI 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 18/362,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 55WIWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 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 10→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → 11,000 ft.
55WI 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 55WI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EAU UA /OV 3NM S EAU/TM 1118/FL030/TP E-135/SK BKN030
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NM S EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP E-135Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky 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 55WI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KISW reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 67%
- 36
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
55WI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KISW, 6.1 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 55WI
- City
- Nekoosa
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 985 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3180, -89.9687
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KISW
- TAF
- Nearest KVOK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cranmoor Airstrip (55WI)
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