North Fork Airport (97WI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:55 AM CDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KMDZ), 97WI is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 11 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near North Fork Airport in Thorp, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMDZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
North Fork Airport (97WI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Thorp, WI at a field elevation of 1,145 ft. 97WI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMDZ, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,740 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMDZ, 25 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (49°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMDZ 291655Z AUTO 29011G16KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3013 RMK AO2 T00960026
What changed at KMDZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 97WI
Based on the nearest station (KMDZ), 97WI is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 11 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,145 ft). 97WI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAU, about 27 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,740 ft | TURF | 10 kt head | 4 kt right (g5) |
| 09 | 1,740 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 4 kt left (g5) |
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97WI 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 09/271,740 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 97WIWind
- 09
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
- 27
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → unlimited.
97WI weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 97WI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMDZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 52%
- 09
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
97WI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMDZ, 25 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 27, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 97WI
- City
- Thorp
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9633, -90.8603
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,740 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMDZ
- TAF
- Nearest KEAU
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 49m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for North Fork Airport (97WI)
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