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Harrold Municipal Airport (SD50) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K98D), SD50 is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 9 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Harrold Municipal Airport in Harrold, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K98D): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Harrold Municipal Airport (SD50) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harrold, SD at a field elevation of 1,787 ft. SD50 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K98D, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIR.

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

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K98D, 18.2 nm away.

Wind
280° 9 kt
Visibility
0.25 sm
Ceiling
300 ft
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 41°F

Wind from the west (280°) at 9 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K98D 281555Z AUTO 28009KT 1/4SM DZ FG OVC003 08/08 A2993 RMK AO2 PRESRR VIS M1/4V1

What changed at K98D (nearest station)?

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

  • Drizzle began (DZ).
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.91 → 29.93 inHg.

Current pilot readout for SD50

Based on the nearest station (K98D), SD50 is currently LIFR with winds from 280° at 9 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 33. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,787 ft). SD50 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPIR, about 25 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
33FAV5 kt head8 kt left
155 kt tail8 kt right

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SD50 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 15/33
    2,250 × 200 ft · ASPH-TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at SD50
    Wind
    15
    5 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    33
    5 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
0132616Z04Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 14→9 kt, ceiling 400 ft → 300 ft.

SD50 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 SD50

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

PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 79 NM NE of SD50 · 32,000 ft MSL · B739
continuous light chop turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1610/FL320/TP B739/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1553Z (10:53 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of SD50 · 6,000 ft MSL · CL30
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MBG UA /OV MBG/TM 1553/FL060/TP CL30/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG
MBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1553Reported at 15:53 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1552Z (10:52 AM CDT) · 90 NM W of SD50 · 44,000 ft MSL · E545
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PIR UA /OV DPR/TM 1552/FL440/TP E545/TB NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL440Altitude: 44,000 ft MSL.
TP E545Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1525Z (10:25 AM CDT) · 20 NM SW of SD50 · 5,000 ft MSL · CL35
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PIR UA /OV PIR/TM 1525/FL050/TP CL35/SK SKC/IC NEG
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1525Reported at 15:25 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 79 NM NE of SD50 · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
occasional light turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1345/FL340/TP BCS3/TB OCNL LGT
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGTTurbulence: occasional light.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 19 NM W of SD50 · 34,000 ft MSL · B763
occasional light chop turbulence
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PIR UA /OV PIR350015/TM 1235/FL340/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
PIR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIR350015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 79 NM NE of SD50 · 1,500 ft MSL · B190
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1224/FL015/TP B190/SK TOP030-BASE016/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP B190Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP030-BASE016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 63 NM SE of SD50 · 30,000 ft MSL · C560
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HON UA /OV HON200030/TM 1155/FL300/TP C560/TB NEG
HON UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HON200030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at SD50

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K98D reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 56%MVFR 17%IFR 4%LIFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 9/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Last 7 days
VFR 69%MVFR 13%IFR 4%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 10/25 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: VFR → LIFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

15
60%
33
40%

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Live crosswind meter

SD50 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K98D, 18 nm away.

N33159 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 59° off runway 33, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Harrold Municipal Airport (SD50)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
SD50
City
Harrold
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,787 ft
Coordinates
44.5309, -99.7475
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K98D
TAF
Nearest KPIR
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Harrold Municipal Airport (SD50)

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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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