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Sommerset Strip (AL89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAUO), AL89 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sommerset Strip in Opelika, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sommerset Strip (AL89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Opelika, AL at a field elevation of 820 ft. AL89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUO, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCSG.

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VFR
Observed 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUO, 7.1 nm away.

Wind
VRB 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind variable at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAUO 281756Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP236 T02280094 10233 20111 58016 $

What changed at KAUO (nearest station)?

Since the 1656Z (11:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction is now variable.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.28 → 30.26 inHg.

Current pilot readout for AL89

Based on the nearest station (KAUO), AL89 is currently VFR with variable winds at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 820 ft). AL89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCSG, about 25 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 variable at 5 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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AL89 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 07/25
    2,250 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AL89
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    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
081618Z06Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

AL89 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 AL89

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

PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 84 NM NW of AL89 · during climb · A321
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1500/FL300/TP A321/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1457Z (9:57 AM CDT) · 84 NM NW of AL89 · during climb · B737
continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD/TM 1457/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300/RM DURC ZTLFD 03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1457Reported at 14:57 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 260-300Turbulence: continuous light to moderate chop 26,000–30,000 ft.
RM DURC ZTLFD 03Remarks.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 96 NM NW of AL89 · 30,000 ft MSL · A321
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BHM UA /OV VUZ/TM 1255/FL300/TP A321/SK TOP 300/RM ZTLFD-03
BHM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VUZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 300Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZTLFD-03Remarks.
PIREP1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) · 59 NM NW of AL89 · during climb · B737
continuous light chop 260 turbulence
Show raw report
GAD UA /OV GAD180030/TM 1255/FL260/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP 260/RM DURC ZTLFD-03
GAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GAD180030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 260Turbulence: continuous light chop 260.
RM DURC ZTLFD-03Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AL89

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
99%
25
1%

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Live crosswind meter

AL89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUO, 7.1 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sommerset Strip (AL89)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
AL89
City
Opelika
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
820 ft
Coordinates
32.7187, -85.3669
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAUO
TAF
Nearest KCSG
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sommerset Strip (AL89)

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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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