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Grieve Airport (ND59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBAC), ND59 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Grieve Airport in Buffalo, ND, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBAC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Grieve Airport (ND59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buffalo, ND at a field elevation of 1,208 ft. ND59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBAC, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFAR.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBAC, 20.2 nm away.

Wind
270° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the west (270°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,900 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, broken clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBAC 281915Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM UP FEW049 BKN055 BKN075 09/09 A2989 RMK AO2

What changed at KBAC (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for ND59

Based on the nearest station (KBAC), ND59 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,208 ft). ND59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFAR, 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
35FAV0 kt head8 kt left
171 kt tail8 kt right

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ND59 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    2,600 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at ND59
    Wind
    17
    1 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    35
    0 kt headwind · 8 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
0132619Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→8 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 5,500 ft.

ND59 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 ND59

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

PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 30 NM E of ND59 · 1,600 ft MSL · CRJ7
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1847/FL016/TP CRJ7/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1843Z (1:43 PM CDT) · 30 NM E of ND59 · 1,900 ft MSL · CL30
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1843/FL019/TP CL30/SK OVC019
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 20 NM W of ND59 · 20,000 ft MSL · BE9L
light rime icing
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BAC UA /OV BAC/TM 1839/FL200/TP BE9L/TA M32/IC LGT RIME
BAC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BACLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
TA M32Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1839Z (1:39 PM CDT) · 55 NM N of ND59 · 1,800 ft MSL · P28A
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GFK UA /OV GFK180005/TM 1839/FL018/TP P28A/SK SCT018-TOP022
GFK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GFK180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1839Reported at 18:39 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT018-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1811Z (1:11 PM CDT) · 31 NM SE of ND59 · during climb · E170
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FAR UA /OV FAR/TM 1811/FL100/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1811Reported at 18:11 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1809Z (1:09 PM CDT) · 30 NM E of ND59 · 3,500 ft MSL · E170
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1809/FL035/TP E170/SK OVC016-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1809Reported at 18:09 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1751Z (12:51 PM CDT) · 47 NM W of ND59 · 5,000 ft MSL · SR22
occasional light chop turbulence
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JMS UA /OV JMS/TM 1751/FL050/TP SR22/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
JMS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JMSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1751Reported at 17:51 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1749Z (12:49 PM CDT) · 30 NM E of ND59 · 3,500 ft MSL · E75L
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FAR UA /OV KFAR/TM 1749/FL035/TP E75L/SK OVC014-TOP035
FAR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1749Reported at 17:49 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOP035Sky 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 ND59

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBAC reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 24%MVFR 21%IFR 22%LIFR 33%
Wind avg/max: 9/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 8/25 kt
Max gust: 31 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

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.

35
53%
17
47%

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Live crosswind meter

ND59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBAC, 20 nm away.

N35178 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 90° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Grieve Airport (ND59)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
ND59
City
Buffalo
State
North Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,208 ft
Coordinates
46.9875, -97.5295
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBAC
TAF
Nearest KFAR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Grieve Airport (ND59)

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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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