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Wormley Airport (85LL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:45 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLOT), 85LL is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wormley Airport in Oswego, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wormley Airport (85LL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oswego, IL at a field elevation of 680 ft. 85LL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLOT, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDPA.

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VFR
Observed 1645Z (11:45 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLOT, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
200° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLOT 281645Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3020

What changed at KLOT (nearest station)?

Since the 1545Z (10:45 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.20 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 85LL

Based on the nearest station (KLOT), 85LL is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 680 ft). 85LL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDPA, about 14 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
NFAV6 kt tail2 kt left
S6 kt tail2 kt left

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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
061217Z05Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

85LL 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 85LL

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 48 NM S of 85LL · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 45 NM SW of 85LL · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 24 NM NE of 85LL · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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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.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 11 NM NW of 85LL · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.
PIREP1246Z (7:46 AM CDT) · 97 NM S of 85LL · 29,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 85LL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLOT reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 10 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 10 kt
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

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.

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
85LL
City
Oswego
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
680 ft
Coordinates
41.6839, -88.2623
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLOT
TAF
Nearest KDPA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wormley Airport (85LL)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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