Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) Aviation Weather: METAR
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Live aviation weather for Taylor County Airport in Medford, WI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Taylor County Airport (KMDZ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Medford, WI at a field elevation of 1,478 ft. KMDZ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 16/34), the longest 6,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 119.025.
What changed at KMDZ?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KMDZ
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KMDZ by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KMDZ reported VFR in 71% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 230 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 28% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 11% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 8%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 16 had the best headwind 30% of the time, runway 27 30%, and winds were calm 17% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 66 days a year. From December to February KMDZ was IFR or worse 21% of the time, against 10% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 29 days a year. 58% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in June when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Gusts showed up in 17% of hours, typically 6 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 47 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 8 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
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 | 6,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 16 | 4,435 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 6,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 34 | 4,435 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KMDZ 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/276,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMDZWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/344,435 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMDZWind
- 16
- no steady wind
- 34
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→4 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 2,100 ft.
KMDZ 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 KMDZ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMDZ reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 56%
- 27
- 17%
- 34
- 15%
- 09
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
KMDZ's weather station isn't reporting right now.
Live wind is temporarily unavailable.
Asphalt · 6,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 16/34 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 0800-1600 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMDZ
- IATA
- MDF
- FAA LID
- MDZ
- City
- Medford
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,478 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1010, -90.3033
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KAUW
- AWOS/ASOS
- 119.025 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 56m
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Historical Flying Weather at KMDZ
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMDZ reported VFR conditions during about 71.1% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 230 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 6.1 kt, calm 16.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51.3 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 9.0 |
| Feb | 66.4 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| Mar | 71.1 | 15.9 | 7.8 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 73.5 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| May | 79.9 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 79.8 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 82.5 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 75.1 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 75.3 | 12.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 70.2 | 16.6 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Nov | 62.6 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 6.7 |
| Dec | 45.6 | 26.6 | 15.5 | 12.2 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 kt |
| Feb | 6.6 kt |
| Mar | 6.8 kt |
| Apr | 7.6 kt |
| May | 6.6 kt |
| Jun | 5.8 kt |
| Jul | 4.8 kt |
| Aug | 4.6 kt |
| Sep | 5.3 kt |
| Oct | 6.4 kt |
| Nov | 6.8 kt |
| Dec | 6.2 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Taylor County Airport (KMDZ)
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