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Empire Valley Airport (MN88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPEX), MN88 is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Empire Valley Airport in Paynesville, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPEX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Empire Valley Airport (MN88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paynesville, MN at a field elevation of 987 ft. MN88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPEX, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 5 physical runways (18/36, E, N, S, W), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSTC.

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LIFR
Observed 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPEX, 5.9 nm away.

Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
1.25 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.99"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 1.3 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPEX 281335Z AUTO 14006KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC003 10/10 A2999 RMK AO2

What changed at KPEX (nearest station)?

Since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MN88

Based on the nearest station (KPEX), MN88 is currently LIFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 1.3 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 987 ft). MN88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSTC, about 30 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 head4 kt left
365 kt tail4 kt right
E5 kt tail4 kt right
N5 kt tail4 kt right
S5 kt tail4 kt right
W5 kt tail4 kt right

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MN88 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
    380 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MN88
    Wind
    18
    5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    36
    5 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
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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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091713Z01Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 300 ft.

MN88 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 MN88

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

PIREP1338Z (8:38 AM CDT) · 57 NM SE of MN88 · during descent · E55P
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FCM UA /OV KFCM280002/TM 1338/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020/WX HZ FV2.5
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFCM280002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1338Reported at 13:38 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX HZ FV2.5Weather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1309Z (8:09 AM CDT) · 58 NM SE of MN88 · during descent · PC12
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FCM UA /OV KFCM280001/TM 1309/FLDURD/TP PC12/SK OVC015
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFCM280001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1309Reported at 13:09 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1305Z (8:05 AM CDT) · 70 NM E of MN88 · during climb · B763
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MSP UA /OV MSP135005/TM 1305/FLDURC/TP B763/SK B020 BKN T022 B042 OVC T080 CLR ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP135005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1305Reported at 13:05 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK B020 BKN T022 B042 OVC T0…Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1300Z (8:00 AM CDT) · 72 NM E of MN88 · during descent · E55P
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STP UA /OV KSTP/TM 1300/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK OVC017-TOP040
STP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSTPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1300Reported at 13:00 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1244Z (7:44 AM CDT) · 59 NM SE of MN88 · during climb · C56X
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FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1244/FLDURC/TP C56X/SK B015
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK B015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1241Z (7:41 AM CDT) · 72 NM E of MN88 · during climb · BE20
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STP UA /OV STP/TM 1241/FLDURC/TP BE20/SK 017-TOPUNKN
STP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1241Reported at 12:41 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK 017-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1227Z (7:27 AM CDT) · 91 NM E of MN88 · 10,000 ft MSL · A320
light chop blo 095 turbulence
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RGK UA /OV RGK330015/TM 1227/FL100/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP BLO 095
RGK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RGK330015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1227Reported at 12:27 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP BLO 095Turbulence: light chop blo 095.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 62 NM E of MN88 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE99
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1224/FL080/TP BE99/SK SKC080
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKC080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at MN88

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPEX reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
MVFR 60%IFR 22%LIFR 18%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 76%MVFR 11%IFR 10%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: IFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
64%
36/E/N/S/W
36%

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Live crosswind meter

MN88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPEX, 5.9 nm away.

N18366 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 380 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Empire Valley Airport (MN88) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
MN88
City
Paynesville
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
987 ft
Coordinates
45.2869, -94.6753
Runways
5 physical runways · 6 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPEX
TAF
Nearest KSTC
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 29m

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Pilot PIREPs for Empire Valley Airport (MN88)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Empire Valley Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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