Polson Airport (K8S1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K7S0), K8S1 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Polson Airport in Polson, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K7S0): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Polson Airport (K8S1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Polson, MT at a field elevation of 2,941 ft. K8S1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K7S0, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,194 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGPI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K7S0, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,600 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,600 ft.
METAR K7S0 280935Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM BKN046 BKN055 OVC065 05/04 A2990 RMK A01
What changed at K7S0 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (3:15 AM MDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K8S1
Based on the nearest station (K7S0), K8S1 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 36. Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 2,941 ft). K8S1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGPI, about 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 4,194 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 18 | 4,194 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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K8S1 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 18/364,194 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8S1Wind
- 18
- 1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt headwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling 4,700 ft → 4,600 ft.
K8S1 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 K8S1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K7S0 reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 55%
- 18
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
K8S1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K7S0, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8S1
- City
- Polson
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,941 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.6954, -114.1850
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,194 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K7S0
- TAF
- Nearest KGPI
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 14h 28m
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Pilot PIREPs for Polson Airport (K8S1)
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