Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
Aviation weather near Wabash Municipal Airport in Wabash, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHHG): conditions, runway crosswinds, and free Telegram airport alerts.
Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wabash, IN at 796 ft. KIWH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHHG, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. Its 4 runways (09, 18, 27, 36), longest 4,401 ft, are checked against the current wind in the crosswind table below. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS. Track it in the ATIS Alerts Telegram bot to get alerts read from KHHG, the station this page is based on.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHHG, 16.5 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 19°C (65°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.
METAR KHHG 130935Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN055 19/19 A2994 RMK AO2 T01860186
What changed at KHHG (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.
- Mist began (BR).
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Current pilot readout for KIWH
Based on the nearest station (KHHG), KIWH is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 796 ft). KIWH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUS, about 18 nm away.
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Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Use this section to quickly compare current wind alignment across available runways at KIWH. This is intended as a planning aid only and should not replace official performance calculations or pilot judgment.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4,401 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 18 | 1,940 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 4,401 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 1,940 ft | ASP | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → 5,500 ft.
KIWH weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Live weather radar around Wabash Municipal Airport in Wabash, IN: the NOAA/NWS NEXRAD composite updates about every five minutes, with NOAA lightning strike density overlaid. The loop plays the past 50 minutes, then continues into a future-radar forecast (+1 to +4 hours, NOAA HRRR model) so you can see where precipitation around KIWH is headed.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
Forecast frames (amber label) are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Lightning strike density appears as a blue-white glow when strikes are detected in view. Radar and lightning coverage are limited in parts of Alaska, Hawaii, and offshore areas. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KIWH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHHG reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
- 27
- 45%
- 18
- 27%
- 09
- 17%
- 36
- 11%
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Airport facts
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KIWH
- FAA LID
- IWH
- City
- Wabash
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 796 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7630, -85.7997
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 4,401 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHHG
- TAF
- Nearest KGUS
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 14h 11m
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KIWH weather: frequently asked
What runways are available at KIWH?+
KIWH has 4 runways: 09, 18, 27, 36; the longest is 4,401 ft. This page computes the live crosswind for each runway end from the current wind.
Where does the weather shown for KIWH come from?+
Wabash Municipal Airport does not have its own weather station. Conditions shown here come from the nearest reporting station, KHHG, about 17 nm away, close enough for situational awareness, but local conditions at KIWH can differ.
Does KIWH have a TAF?+
No. KIWH does not publish its own TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUS, about 18 nm away.
Does KIWH broadcast D-ATIS?+
No. KIWH does not broadcast D-ATIS. Alerts for KIWH from the ATIS Alerts bot (@atisalerts_bot) are based on its METAR (via the nearest reporting station) instead.
Pilot PIREPs for Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH)
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