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Wind Rose Farm Airport (IS57) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDKB), IS57 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wind Rose Farm Airport in Marengo, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDKB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wind Rose Farm Airport (IS57) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marengo, IL at a field elevation of 815 ft. IS57 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDKB, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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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 KDKB, 15 nm away.

Wind
190° 12 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.14"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDKB 281915Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3014 RMK AO2 T02310121

What changed at KDKB (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 IS57

Based on the nearest station (KDKB), IS57 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 815 ft). IS57 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 21 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
27FAV2 kt head12 kt left
092 kt tail12 kt right

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IS57 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
    2,600 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IS57
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 12 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
0102119Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IS57 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 IS57

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 75 NM S of IS57 · 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) · 55 NM SW of IS57 · 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) · 35 NM E of IS57 · 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) · 25 NM S of IS57 · 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 IS57

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDKB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/16 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

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.

09
53%
27
47%

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Live crosswind meter

IS57 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDKB, 15 nm away.

N270912 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
12 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wind Rose Farm Airport (IS57)
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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
IS57
City
Marengo
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
815 ft
Coordinates
42.1797, -88.6328
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDKB
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wind Rose Farm Airport (IS57)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Wind Rose Farm Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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