Stony Branch Airport (78MU) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KJLN), 78MU is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Stony Branch Airport in Jasper, MO, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KJLN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stony Branch Airport (78MU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Jasper, MO at a field elevation of 1,025 ft. 78MU has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KJLN, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KJLN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KJLN, 16.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KJLN 281653Z 19014KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02440117 $
What changed at KJLN (nearest station)?
Since the 1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 78MU
Based on the nearest station (KJLN), 78MU is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,025 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 14 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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78MU 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 18/362,400 × 120 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 78MUWind
- 18
- 14 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 14 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 12→14 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → unlimited.
78MU 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 78MU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OJC UA /OV BUM280030/TM 1358/FL390/TP GLF6/SK TOP340-350/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM280030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP GLF6Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP340-350Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.Show raw report
FSM UA /OV XNA/TM 1355/FLUNKN/TP E135/RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEFT CROSSWIND 20KT, 200FT RIGHT CROSSWIND 10KT
FSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV XNALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1355Reported at 13:55 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP E135Aircraft type reporting.RM DURD RY 16L AT 500 FT LEF…Remarks.Show raw report
OJC UA /OV BUM270020/TM 1315/FL300/TP B738/SK TOP300/RM ZKC FDC FN
OJC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BUM270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 78MU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KJLN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 78%
- 36
- 22%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KJLN 281720Z 2818/2918 19012G21KT P6SM SKC FM282300 19008KT P6SM SKC FM291400 20007KT P6SM FEW240
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Live crosswind meter
78MU has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KJLN, 17 nm away.
Wind is 6° 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 78MU
- City
- Jasper
- State
- Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,025 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.2969, -94.1954
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KJLN
- TAF
- Nearest KJLN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stony Branch Airport (78MU)
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