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Nelsons Nitch Airport (WN59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCLS), WN59 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Nelsons Nitch Airport in Onalaska, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCLS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Nelsons Nitch Airport (WN59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Onalaska, WA at a field elevation of 520 ft. WN59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCLS, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLM.

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MVFR
Observed 0635Z (11:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCLS, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
4 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCLS 280635Z AUTO 17008KT 4SM BR 09/09 A2993 RMK AO2

What changed at KCLS (nearest station)?

Since the 0615Z (11:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 6 SM to 4 SM.

Current pilot readout for WN59

Based on the nearest station (KCLS), WN59 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 14. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 520 ft). WN59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLM, about 27 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
14FAV8 kt head1 kt right
328 kt tail1 kt right

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WN59 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 14/32
    1,850 × 25 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WN59
    Wind
    14
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    32
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
071506Z18Z06Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.

WN59 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 WN59

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

PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 75 NM NE of WN59 · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 28 NM SE of WN59 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 50 NM N of WN59 · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 46 NM N of WN59 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 54 NM NE of WN59 · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 52 NM N of WN59 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 93 NM N of WN59 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 26 NM N of WN59 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WN59

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCLS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%MVFR 13%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 69%MVFR 19%IFR 4%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 37

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

32
56%
14
44%

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Live crosswind meter

WN59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCLS, 14 nm away.

N14328 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 1,850 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Nelsons Nitch Airport (WN59)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WN59
City
Onalaska
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
520 ft
Coordinates
46.5376, -122.7180
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,850 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCLS
TAF
Nearest KOLM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Nelsons Nitch Airport (WN59)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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