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Ottos Airport (88WS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC29), 88WS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Ottos Airport in Verona, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC29): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ottos Airport (88WS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Verona, WI at a field elevation of 913 ft. 88WS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC29, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,042 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC29, 11.7 nm away.

Wind
200° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
11,000 ft
Altimeter
30.09"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KC29 281915Z AUTO 20011KT 10SM BKN110 24/10 A3009 RMK AO1 T02430099

What changed at KC29 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 170° to 200°.
  • A ceiling formed at 11,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for 88WS

Based on the nearest station (KC29), 88WS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 913 ft). 88WS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSN, about 18 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
27FAV3 kt head10 kt left
093 kt tail10 kt right

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88WS 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 09/27
    1,042 × 65 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 88WS
    Wind
    09
    3 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt headwind · 10 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
091719Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 11,000 ft.

88WS 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 88WS

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

PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 97 NM S of 88WS · 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) · 95 NM SE of 88WS · 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) · 86 NM SE of 88WS · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 88WS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC29 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 4%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

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.

27
57%
09
43%

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Live crosswind meter

88WS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KC29, 12 nm away.

N270911 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
10 kt

Wind is 72° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,042 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ottos Airport (88WS) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
88WS
City
Verona
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
913 ft
Coordinates
42.9310, -89.6247
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,042 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KC29
TAF
Nearest KMSN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ottos Airport (88WS)

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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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