J-3 Cub Field (66WI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYV), 66WI is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near J-3 Cub Field in Watertown, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
J-3 Cub Field (66WI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watertown, WI at a field elevation of 860 ft. 66WI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYV, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUES.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYV, 6.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRYV 281935Z AUTO 19009G14KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3009 RMK AO2 T02430107
What changed at KRYV (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
Current pilot readout for 66WI
Based on the nearest station (KRYV), 66WI is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 860 ft). 66WI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUES, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 1,150 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| S | 1,150 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
66WI weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 66WI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 66WI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYV reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- N/S
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 66WI
- City
- Watertown
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0775, -88.6629
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,150 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRYV
- TAF
- Nearest KUES
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for J-3 Cub Field (66WI)
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