Winter Airfield (SD55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHON), SD55 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Winter Airfield in Huron, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHON): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Winter Airfield (SD55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Huron, SD at a field elevation of 1,323 ft. SD55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHON, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHON.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHON, 4.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 300 ft.
METAR KHON 281555Z AUTO 18004KT 6SM BR OVC003 13/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01280122
What changed at KHON (nearest station)?
Since the 1525Z (10:25 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 6 SM.
Current pilot readout for SD55
Based on the nearest station (KHON), SD55 is currently LIFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,323 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 30 | 3,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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SD55 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 12/303,000 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at SD55Wind
- 12
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt tailwind · 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 9→4 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 300 ft.
SD55 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 SD55
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD030002/TM 1541/FL020/TP PC12/SK OVC020-TOPUNK/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD030002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020-TOPUNKSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1515/FLUNKN/TP C750/SK OVC016-TOP025/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1511/FL380/TP H25B/SK TOP 390
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP H25BAircraft type reporting.SK TOP 390Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1453/FL370/TP C550/SK TOP370
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD100006/TM 1444/FLUNKN/TP C402/SK OVC017-TOP045 LYRS ABV/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD100006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1444Reported at 14:44 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC017-TOP045 LYRS ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
VVV UA /OV VVV/TM 1358/FL070/TP S22T/SK SKC/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
VVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VVVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1358Reported at 13:58 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP S22TAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at SD55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHON reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 43 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 62%
- 30
- 38%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1134Z (6:34 AM CDT)
TAF KHON 281134Z 2812/2912 17008KT P6SM SCT005 BKN011 FM281300 17009KT 5SM BR OVC007 TEMPO 2813/2816 1SM BR OVC004 FM281600 20009KT P6SM SCT008 BKN012 PROB30 2816/2818 -SHRA BKN008 FM281900 26010KT P6SM BKN017 FM282000 31010G17KT P6SM SCT020 FM282200 32007KT P6SM FEW250
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Live crosswind meter
SD55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHON, 4.7 nm away.
Wind is 56° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- SD55
- City
- Huron
- State
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,323 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3159, -98.2792
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHON
- TAF
- Nearest KHON
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Winter Airfield (SD55)
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