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Ponderosa Seaplane Base (83MN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:13 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KXVG), 83MN is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ponderosa Seaplane Base in Outing, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KXVG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ponderosa Seaplane Base (83MN) is a seaplane base in Outing, MN. 83MN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KXVG, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 4 physical runways (03W, 12W, 21W, 30W), the longest 7,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRD.

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IFR
Observed 2013Z (3:13 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KXVG, 11.6 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
1.5 sm
Ceiling
500 ft
Altimeter
29.82"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind calm, visibility 1.5 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 29.82 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KXVG 282013Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC005 12/12 A2982 RMK AO2 T01190117

What changed at KXVG (nearest station)?

Since the 1953Z (2:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1953Z (2:53 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 83MN

Based on the nearest station (KXVG), 83MN is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,316 ft). 83MN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRD, 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
03W--
12W--
21W--
30W--

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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
091820Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 500 ft.

83MN 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 83MN

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

PIREP2007Z (3:07 PM CDT) · 79 NM S of 83MN · 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) · 81 NM S of 83MN · 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.
PIREP1921Z (2:21 PM CDT) · 75 NM SW of 83MN · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
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AXN UA /OV AXN/TM 1921/FL370/TP B739/SK UNKN-TOP370/RM TOPS RAGGED FL360-370
AXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1921Reported at 19:21 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM TOPS RAGGED FL360-370Remarks.
PIREP1912Z (2:12 PM CDT) · 73 NM E of 83MN · during descent · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1912/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK T070 B100 AGL
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK T070 B100 AGLSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1902Z (2:02 PM CDT) · 57 NM S of 83MN · during climb · CRJ7
occasional light 320 turbulence
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LXL UA /OV LXL/TM 1902/FL320/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT 320/RM DURC
LXL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LXLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1902Reported at 19:02 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT 320Turbulence: occasional light 320.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 52 NM S of 83MN · 25,000 ft MSL · C56X
continuous light turbulencelight rime icing
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STC UA /OV STC340030/TM 1854/FL250/TP C56X/TA M24/TB CONS LGT/IC LGT RIME
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STC340030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 76 NM E of 83MN · during climb · SF50
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DLH UA /OV 4 SE DLH/TM 1847/FL040/TP SF50/SK T040/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4 SE DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK T040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1807Z (1:07 PM CDT) · 73 NM E of 83MN · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 83MN

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KXVG reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 21%IFR 76%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 7%IFR 20%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

03W/12W/21W/30W
100%

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Field aerial

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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
City
Outing
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,316 ft
Coordinates
46.8631, -93.9894
Runways
4 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
7,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KXVG
TAF
Nearest KBRD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
2h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ponderosa Seaplane Base (83MN)

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