Silver Lake Seaplane Base (WN2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUBE), WN2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Silver Lake Seaplane Base in Cumberland, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUBE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Silver Lake Seaplane Base (WN2) is a seaplane base in Cumberland, WI. WN2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUBE, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (18W, 36W), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHYR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUBE, 5.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.
METAR KUBE 281835Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 OVC070 17/12 A2996 RMK AO2
What changed at KUBE (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 140° to 170°.
Current pilot readout for WN2
Based on the nearest station (KUBE), WN2 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 1,248 ft). WN2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHYR, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18WFAV | 5,000 ft | Water | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| 36W | 5,000 ft | Water | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→10 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 5,000 ft.
WN2 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WN2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DLH UA /OV 4 SE DLH/TM 1847/FL040/TP SF50/SK T040/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 4 SE DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.SK T040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC003 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1756/FL040/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TA UNKN/IC NEG
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1756Reported at 17:56 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.SK B017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1702/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK B019 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.SK B019 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1650/FL030/TP BE35/TA 17/IC NEG/RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS OF RA
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.TA 17Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS O…Remarks.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1615/FLDURC/TP CRJ2/SK B009-T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.SK B009-T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 1610/FL040/TP H60/SK IMC
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP H60Aircraft type reporting.SK IMCSky 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 WN2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUBE reported mostly marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18W/36W
- 100%
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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
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 2WN2
- City
- Cumberland
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,248 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5847, -91.9243
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUBE
- TAF
- Nearest KHYR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Silver Lake Seaplane Base (WN2)
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