Forest Lake Airport (K25D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANE), K25D is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Forest Lake Airport in Forest Lake, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Forest Lake Airport (K25D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Forest Lake, MN at a field elevation of 932 ft. K25D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANE, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRNH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANE, 11.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KANE 280835Z AUTO 20005KT 8SM OVC006 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2 T01100107
What changed at KANE (nearest station)?
Since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0815Z (3:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K25D
Based on the nearest station (KANE), K25D is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 932 ft). K25D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRNH, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 31 | 3,000 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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K25D 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 13/313,000 × 75 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K25DWind
- 13
- 2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 2 kt tailwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 12→5 kt, ceiling 4,500 ft → 600 ft.
K25D 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 K25D
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANE reported mostly marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 59%
- 31
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
K25D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANE, 11 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 25D
- City
- Forest Lake
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.2477, -92.9944
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KANE
- TAF
- Nearest KRNH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Forest Lake Airport (K25D)
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