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Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:53 PM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHEI), KLEM is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 21 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lemmon Municipal Airport in Lemmon, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHEI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lemmon, SD at a field elevation of 2,573 ft. KLEM has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHEI, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (06/24, 12/30), the longest 4,499 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDIK.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (12:53 PM MDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHEI, 23.7 nm away.

Wind
270° 21 kt
gusting 30 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
57°F / 14°C
dew 29°F / -2°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 21 kt, gusting 30 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHEI 281853Z AUTO 27021G30KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 27030/1846 SLP153 T01391017

What changed at KHEI (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (11:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 30 kt.

Current pilot readout for KLEM

Based on the nearest station (KHEI), KLEM is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 21 knots gusting 30, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 2,573 ft). KLEM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDIK, about 60 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
24FAV19 kt head10 kt right (g14)
3017 kt head12 kt left (g18)
1217 kt tail12 kt right (g18)
0619 kt tail10 kt left (g14)

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KLEM runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 06/24
    3,277 × 120 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KLEM
    Wind
    06
    19 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    24
    19 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 12/30
    4,499 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KLEM
    Wind
    12
    17 kt tailwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    30
    17 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
0173519Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→21 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KLEM 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 KLEM

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

PIREP1859Z (12:59 PM MDT) · 78 NM NE of KLEM · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light occasional moderate chop turbulence
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BIS UA /OV BIS/TM 1859/FL370/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BISLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1859Reported at 18:59 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.
PIREP1738Z (11:38 AM MDT) · 95 NM E of KLEM · 15,000 ft MSL · C56X
moderate rime 18,400–17,000 ft icing
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BIS UA /OV BIS125050/TM 1738/FL150/TP C56X/TA M28/IC MOD RIME 184-170
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS125050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1738Reported at 17:38 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA M28Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 184-170Icing: moderate rime 18,400–17,000 ft.
PIREP1731Z (11:31 AM MDT) · 94 NM E of KLEM · 10,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime 16,500–11,300 ft icing
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BIS UA /OV BIS130055/TM 1731/FL100/TP PC12/SK BASE100/TA M06/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 165-113
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS130055Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1731Reported at 17:31 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 165-113Icing: light rime 16,500–11,300 ft.
PIREP1656Z (10:56 AM MDT) · 87 NM E of KLEM · during descent · E170
light clear icing
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BIS UA /OV BIS130040/TM 1656/FL150/TP E170/SK UNKN135-TOP165/TA 00/IC LGT CLR/RM DURD
BIS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BIS130040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1656Reported at 16:56 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN135-TOP165Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1553Z (9:53 AM MDT) · 75 NM E of KLEM · 6,000 ft MSL · CL30
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MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1553/FL060/TP CL30/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1553Reported at 15:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1552Z (9:52 AM MDT) · 53 NM S of KLEM · 44,000 ft MSL · E545
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PIR UA /OV DPR/TM 1552/FL440/TP E545/TB NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL440Altitude: 44,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1453Z (8:53 AM MDT) · 63 NM NW of KLEM · 6,000 ft MSL · C208
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DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 1453/FL060/TP C208/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
DIK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DIKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1448Z (8:48 AM MDT) · 73 NM S of KLEM · 9,000 ft MSL · C310
light to moderate turbulence
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PHP UA /OV DPR230040/TM 1448/FL090/TP C310/SK SKC/TB LGT-MOD /IC NEG/RM ZDVWC
PHP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPR230040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZDVWCRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KLEM

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHEI reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 30 kt. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/21 kt
Max gust: 30 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 10%IFR 7%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 9/29 kt
Max gust: 37 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

12
42%
30
32%
06
16%
24
10%

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Live crosswind meter

KLEM has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHEI, 24 nm away.

N240621 kt
Headwind
19 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt
Headwind in gusts
26 kt
Crosswind in gusts
14 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,277 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM) with runway 06/24, 12/30 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24, 12/30 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
Unattended
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KLEM
IATA
LEM
FAA LID
LEM
City
Lemmon
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
2,573 ft
Coordinates
45.9187, -102.1060
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,499 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHEI
TAF
Nearest KDIK
Time zone
America/Denver
Sunset in
4h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lemmon Municipal Airport (KLEM)

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

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