Happy Jacks Air Strip (WI73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOSH), WI73 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Happy Jacks Air Strip in Eureka, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOSH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Happy Jacks Air Strip (WI73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eureka, WI at a field elevation of 800 ft. WI73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOSH, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOSH, 12 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 9,000 ft, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOSH 281953Z 19014KT 10SM FEW090 SCT110 22/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02220117
What changed at KOSH (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.08 → 30.06 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WI73
Based on the nearest station (KOSH), WI73 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 800 ft). WI73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 42 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWFAV | 1,200 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| SE | 1,200 ft | TURF | 14 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WI73 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WI73
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CWA UA /OV CWA/TM 1635/FL080/TP E170/SK BASE 080 TOP 090/TA 1/IC NEG
CWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 080 TOP 090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 1Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WI73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOSH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WI73
- City
- Eureka
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0000, -88.8334
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOSH
- TAF
- Nearest KGRB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 30m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Happy Jacks Air Strip (WI73)
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