Pierson Field (IA32) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPEA), IA32 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pierson Field in Oskaloosa, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPEA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pierson Field (IA32) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oskaloosa, IA at a field elevation of 1,196 ft. IA32 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPEA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOTM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPEA, 11.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPEA 281915Z AUTO 19015KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3002 RMK AO2 T02300141
What changed at KPEA (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for IA32
Based on the nearest station (KPEA), IA32 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 15 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,196 ft). IA32 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOTM, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 1,700 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 35 | 1,700 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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IA32 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 17/351,700 × 50 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA32Wind
- 17
- 14 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 14 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 6→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IA32 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 IA32
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IA32
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPEA reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 83%
- 35
- 17%
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Live crosswind meter
IA32 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPEA, 11 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- IA32
- City
- Oskaloosa
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,196 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3250, -92.7171
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPEA
- TAF
- Nearest KOTM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pierson Field (IA32)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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