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Underland Airstrip (6MN8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:13 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOWA), 6MN8 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Underland Airstrip in Medford, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Underland Airstrip (6MN8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Medford, MN at a field elevation of 1,145 ft. 6MN8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOWA, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKT.

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No data
Observed 2113Z (4:13 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOWA, 1.8 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
-
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
-
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind not reported, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F).

Raw METAR
METAR KOWA 282113Z AUTO 22/15 RMK AO2 T02210150 $

What changed at KOWA (nearest station)?

Since the 2053Z (3:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • The 11,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 6MN8

Based on the nearest station (KOWA), 6MN8 has no current flight category, but is reporting with calm winds, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. 6MN8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKT, about 28 nm away.

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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
N--
S--

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0132621Z09Z21Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 500 ft → unlimited.

6MN8 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 6MN8

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

PIREP2124Z (4:24 PM CDT) · 68 NM SE of 6MN8 · during climb · C25M
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DEH UA /OV CJJ/TM 2124/FL160/TP C25M/SK UNKN-TOP125/RM DURC
DEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CJJLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2124Reported at 21:24 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP C25MAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP125Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2120Z (4:20 PM CDT) · 48 NM N of 6MN8 · during descent · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV 5 NW MSP/TM 2120/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM TOPS 043 SMOOTH BELOW
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NW MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2120Reported at 21:20 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 043 SMOOTH BELOWRemarks.
PIREP2107Z (4:07 PM CDT) · 90 NM N of 6MN8 · during climb · C25B
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STC UA /OV STC/TM 2107/FL160/TP C25B/SK UNKN125-TOP150/TA UNKN/IC NEG BLO 160/RM DURC
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2107Reported at 21:07 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN125-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEG BLO 160Icing: none reported blo 160.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2104Z (4:04 PM CDT) · 49 NM N of 6MN8 · during descent · G280
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MSP UA /OV 19W MSP/TM 2104/FL043/TP G280/SK B043 OVC T130/RM DURD
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 19W MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2104Reported at 21:04 UTC.
FL043Altitude: 4,300 ft MSL.
TP G280Aircraft type reporting.
SK B043 OVC T130Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2102Z (4:02 PM CDT) · 64 NM NW of 6MN8 · during descent · PC12
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 2102/FL080/TP PC12/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURD
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2102Reported at 21:02 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2034Z (3:34 PM CDT) · 64 NM NW of 6MN8 · 4,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 2034/FL040/TP TBM9/SK B040/TA 12/TB NEG/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
SK B040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2007Z (3:07 PM CDT) · 90 NM N of 6MN8 · 39,000 ft MSL · H25B
occasional light chop turbulence
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STC UA /OV STC/TM 2007/FL390/TP H25B/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2007Reported at 20:07 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1948Z (2:48 PM CDT) · 85 NM N of 6MN8 · during descent · TBM9
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STC UA /OV STC090015/TM 1948/FL090/TP TBM9/SK BASE UNKN/TA 050/IC NEG BLO 170/RM DURD
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STC090015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1948Reported at 19:48 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 050Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEG BLO 170Icing: none reported blo 170.
RM DURDRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6MN8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOWA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 47%MVFR 19%IFR 34%
Wind avg/max: 8/19 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 10%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 9/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6MN8
City
Medford
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,145 ft
Coordinates
44.1505, -93.2772
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOWA
TAF
Nearest KMKT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 37m

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Pilot PIREPs for Underland Airstrip (6MN8)

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