Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSTC), K8Y6 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Leaders Clear Lake Airport in Clear Lake, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSTC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clear Lake, MN at a field elevation of 990 ft. K8Y6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSTC, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSTC, 7.2 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, overcast at 2,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR KSTC 280953Z AUTO 10003KT 9SM OVC020 09/08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP177 T00890083
What changed at KSTC (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K8Y6
Based on the nearest station (KSTC), K8Y6 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 990 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,000 ft | COM | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 3,000 ft | COM | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K8Y6 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 18/363,000 × 150 ft · COMCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8Y6Wind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 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 8→3 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 2,000 ft.
K8Y6 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 K8Y6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MSP UA /OV MSP320015/TM 0943/FL046/TP C402/SK B015 OVC T046/TA 12/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP320015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0943Reported at 09:43 UTC.FL046Altitude: 4,600 ft MSL.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK B015 OVC T046Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 12Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K8Y6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSTC reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 59%
- 36
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0903Z (4:03 AM CDT)
TAF KSTC 280903Z 2809/2906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN019 TEMPO 2809/2813 3SM BR BKN005 FM281600 15007KT P6SM OVC009 FM281800 16009KT 6SM -RA BR OVC019 TEMPO 2819/2823 VRB20G35KT 2SM TSRA BKN009CB FM290000 27006KT P6SM OVC010
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Live crosswind meter
K8Y6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSTC, 7.2 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 18, 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
- Attended
- Daily 0800-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8Y6
- City
- Clear Lake
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 990 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.4437, -93.9703
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSTC
- TAF
- Nearest KSTC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 12m
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Pilot PIREPs for Leaders Clear Lake Airport (K8Y6)
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