Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (KMZH) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, KMZH is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Moose Lake Carlton County Airport in Moose Lake, MN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (KMZH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Moose Lake, MN at a field elevation of 1,076 ft. KMZH reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,200 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 36.2.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 500 ft.
METAR KMZH 281635Z AUTO 16003KT 5SM BR OVC005 12/11 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KMZH?
Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for KMZH
KMZH is currently IFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,076 ft). KMZH does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDLH, about 36 nm away.
KMZH by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KMZH reported VFR in 74% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 245 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 21% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 10% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 04 had the best headwind 51% of the time, runway 22 49%, and winds were calm 33% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south-southwest. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 71 days a year. From December to February KMZH was IFR or worse 15% of the time, against 11% from June to August.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 42 days a year. 60% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Gusts showed up in 14% of hours, typically 7 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 44 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 5 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 3,200 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 04 | 3,200 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KMZH 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 04/223,200 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMZHWind
- 04
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 4→3 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 500 ft.
KMZH 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KMZH
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1615/FLDURC/TP CRJ2/SK B009-T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK B009-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1610/FL040/TP H60/SK IMC
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP H60Aircraft type reporting.SK IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1540/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1540Reported at 15:40 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.Show raw report
ANE UA /OV ANE270004/TM 1539/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B019/TA 15
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ANE270004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1539Reported at 15:39 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 15Outside air temperature, °C.Show raw report
ROS UA /OV ROS/TM 1538/FL085/TP PA46/SK TOP 070 BASE UNKN/WX CLR ABV 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
ROS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.FL085Altitude: 8,500 ft MSL.TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 070 BASE UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX CLR ABV 070Weather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1510/FL021/TP C525/WX FV05SM/RM DURD RY 10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP C525Aircraft type reporting.WX FV05SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM DURD RY 10RRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KMZH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KMZH reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 60%
- 04
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KMZH's own weather station.
Wind is 59° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 3,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales · Annual surveying
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMZH
- FAA LID
- MZH
- City
- Moose Lake
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.4188, -92.8047
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KDLH
- AWOS/ASOS
- 36.2 MHz
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 9m
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Nearby airports
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Historical Flying Weather at KMZH
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KMZH reported VFR conditions during about 74.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 245 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.1 kt, calm 32.2% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59.7 | 26.3 | 9.8 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 72.3 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| Mar | 73.6 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 75.1 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| May | 79.4 | 10.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 79.8 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Jul | 81.0 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Aug | 74.6 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 72.0 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 8.6 |
| Oct | 72.7 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 4.0 |
| Nov | 66.5 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 51.8 | 27.4 | 14.3 | 6.5 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 kt |
| Feb | 4.3 kt |
| Mar | 4.6 kt |
| Apr | 5.3 kt |
| May | 4.8 kt |
| Jun | 3.8 kt |
| Jul | 3.1 kt |
| Aug | 3.0 kt |
| Sep | 3.4 kt |
| Oct | 4.3 kt |
| Nov | 4.5 kt |
| Dec | 4.2 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 Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (KMZH)
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