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US Forest Service Seaplane Base (KM96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KELO), KM96 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near US Forest Service Seaplane Base in Ely, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KELO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

US Forest Service Seaplane Base (KM96) is a seaplane base in Ely, MN. KM96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KELO, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 5 physical runways (9W, 18/36, 18W, 27W, 36W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHIB.

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IFR
Observed 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KELO, 5.2 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
44°F / 7°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KELO 281555Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC006 07/06 A2999 RMK AO2 T00680059

What changed at KELO (nearest station)?

Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KM96

Based on the nearest station (KELO), KM96 is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,337 ft). KM96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIB, about 50 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
18FAV5 kt head2 kt left
9W5 kt tail2 kt right
18W5 kt tail2 kt right
27W5 kt tail2 kt right
365 kt tail2 kt right
36W5 kt tail2 kt right

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KM96 runways

5 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 18/36
    1,600 × 60 ft · Winter snow
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KM96
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
091816Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 13→5 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 600 ft.

KM96 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 KM96

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

PIREP1605Z (11:05 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of KM96 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1605/FL030/TP SR22/SK B018/RM DURD
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1605Reported at 16:05 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of KM96 · during climb · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1510/FLDURC/TP SR22/SK OVC022 T030/TA 8/IC NEG
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC022 T030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 8Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1453Z (9:53 AM CDT) · 73 NM NW of KM96 · 11,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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INL UA /OV INL/TM 1453/FL110/TP CRJ7/SK BASE100-TOP110/IC NEG
INL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE100-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1440Z (9:40 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of KM96 · during descent · CL35
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1440/FL030/TP CL35/SK B026-T032/IC NEG/RM DURD
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1440Reported at 14:40 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK B026-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1417Z (9:17 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of KM96 · during climb · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1417/FL030/TP SR22/SK B025-T033/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1417Reported at 14:17 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B025-T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1406Z (9:06 AM CDT) · 77 NM W of KM96 · 34,000 ft MSL · A321
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RRT UA /OV 7Y9/TM 1406/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG
RRT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 7Y9Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1406Reported at 14:06 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1403Z (9:03 AM CDT) · 73 NM NW of KM96 · 2,000 ft MSL · BE99
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INL UA /OV INL/TM 1403/FL020/TP BE99/SK TOP 026 BASE 017/IC NEG
INL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV INLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1403Reported at 14:03 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 026 BASE 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1332Z (8:32 AM CDT) · 67 NM S of KM96 · 3,000 ft MSL · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1332/FL030/TP SR22/SK B022-T032/RM DUR C
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1332Reported at 13:32 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B022-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DUR CRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KM96

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KELO reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 39%IFR 58%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 11%IFR 11%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
60%
9W/18W/27W/36/36W
40%

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Live crosswind meter

KM96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KELO, 5.2 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Winter snow · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of US Forest Service Seaplane Base (KM96)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
M96
City
Ely
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,337 ft
Coordinates
47.9043, -91.8837
Runways
5 physical runways · 6 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KELO
TAF
Nearest KHIB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for US Forest Service Seaplane Base (KM96)

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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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