Florida North Airport (WN98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPD), WN98 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Florida North Airport in Birchwood, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Florida North Airport (WN98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Birchwood, WI at a field elevation of 1,272 ft. WN98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPD, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHYR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPD, 17.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR KRPD 280915Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM OVC010 13/11 A3007 RMK AO2 T01250109
What changed at KRPD (nearest station)?
Since the 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WN98
Based on the nearest station (KRPD), WN98 is currently MVFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,272 ft). WN98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHYR, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,800 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 27 | 2,800 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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WN98 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 09/272,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WN98Wind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 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 24 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 1,000 ft.
WN98 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at WN98
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPD reported mostly marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 61%
- 27
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
WN98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPD, 18 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WN98
- City
- Birchwood
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,272 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.6594, -91.5225
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRPD
- TAF
- Nearest KHYR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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