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Cub Acres Airport (6WI0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY23), 6WI0 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Cub Acres Airport in Prairie Farm, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY23): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Cub Acres Airport (6WI0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Prairie Farm, WI at a field elevation of 1,005 ft. 6WI0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY23, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRNH.

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VFR
Observed 0235Z (9:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY23, 16.7 nm away.

Wind
280° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
3,500 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the west (280°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 3,500 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KY23 290235Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM OVC035 14/13 A2990 RMK AO2 T01410131

What changed at KY23 (nearest station)?

Since the 0215Z (9:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0215Z (9:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6WI0

Based on the nearest station (KY23), 6WI0 is currently VFR with winds from 280° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,005 ft). 6WI0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRNH, about 23 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
36FAV1 kt head6 kt left
181 kt tail6 kt right

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6WI0 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
    3,000 × 110 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6WI0
    Wind
    18
    1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    36
    1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
    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
0112202Z14Z02Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling 2,300 ft → 3,500 ft.

6WI0 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 6WI0

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

PIREP0222Z (9:22 PM CDT) · 60 NM W of 6WI0 · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP210005/TM 0222/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC027 T038
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0222Reported at 02:22 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027 T038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0158Z (8:58 PM CDT) · 65 NM W of 6WI0 · 2,300 ft MSL · BE20
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FCM UA /OV DURD/TM 0158/FL023/TP BE20/SK OVC023/IC NEG/RM LAYERS BELOW
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DURDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0158Reported at 01:58 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LAYERS BELOWRemarks.
PIREP0113Z (8:13 PM CDT) · 53 NM W of 6WI0 · during descent · C310
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ANE UA /OV ANE270001/TM 0113/FL010/TP C310/SK OVC018/RM B018-TOPUNKN DURD RY09
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE270001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0113Reported at 01:13 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM B018-TOPUNKN DURD RY09Remarks.
PIREP0107Z (8:07 PM CDT) · 55 NM W of 6WI0 · 2,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MSP UA /OV MSP360003/TM 0107/FL020/TP B38M/SK OVC020-TOP100
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP360003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0107Reported at 01:07 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOP100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0042Z (7:42 PM CDT) · 90 NM W of 6WI0 · 4,500 ft MSL · C25B
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STC UA /OV STC/TM 0042/FL045/TP C25B/SK UNKN024-TOP034/TA 08/IC NEG
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0042Reported at 00:42 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN024-TOP034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0041Z (7:41 PM CDT) · 88 NM S of 6WI0 · during descent · LJ75
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RST UA /OV RST/TM 0041/FL130/TP LJ75/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
RST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ75Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0041Z (7:41 PM CDT) · 58 NM NW of 6WI0 · 12,000 ft MSL · A332
continuous light turbulence
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 0041/FL120/TP A332/SK UNKN-TOP110/TB CONS LGT
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP A332Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP0019Z (7:19 PM CDT) · 51 NM W of 6WI0 · 1,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ANE UA /OV ANE090001/TM 0019/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC015/RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE090001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0019Reported at 00:19 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6WI0

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY23 reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 44%IFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 18%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 15

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
72%
36
28%

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Live crosswind meter

6WI0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY23, 17 nm away.

N36186 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Cub Acres Airport (6WI0) 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
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6WI0
City
Prairie Farm
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
1,005 ft
Coordinates
45.1805, -91.9877
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KY23
TAF
Nearest KRNH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Cub Acres Airport (6WI0)

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

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