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Ermis-Ridgeview Airport (5WI8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 5WI8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ermis-Ridgeview Airport in Coleman, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOCQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ermis-Ridgeview Airport (5WI8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Coleman, WI at a field elevation of 715 ft. 5WI8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOCQ, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOCQ, 12.7 nm away.

Wind
160° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
11,000 ft
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
68°F / 20°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOCQ 281935Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT085 OVC110 20/08 A3007 RMK AO1 T02000081

What changed at KOCQ (nearest station)?

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

No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5WI8

Based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 5WI8 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 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 715 ft). 5WI8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 36 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV8 kt head2 kt left
368 kt tail3 kt right

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5WI8 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
    1,900 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5WI8
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
071419Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → 11,000 ft.

5WI8 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 5WI8

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

PIREP1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) · 73 NM W of 5WI8 · 8,000 ft MSL · E170
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CWA UA /OV CWA/TM 1635/FL080/TP E170/SK BASE 080 TOP 090/TA 1/IC NEG
CWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 080 TOP 090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1542Z (10:42 AM CDT) · 81 NM N of 5WI8 · during descent · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1542/FL019/TP C208/SK BKN019-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN019-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) · 81 NM N of 5WI8 · during climb · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1443/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC016-TOP022/RM DURC
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5WI8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOCQ reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 69%MVFR 19%IFR 3%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 66%MVFR 12%IFR 5%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 25

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
66%
36
34%

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Live crosswind meter

5WI8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOCQ, 13 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 18° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ermis-Ridgeview Airport (5WI8)
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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
5WI8
City
Coleman
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
715 ft
Coordinates
45.0761, -88.0043
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOCQ
TAF
Nearest KGRB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ermis-Ridgeview Airport (5WI8)

Community-submitted

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

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