R & S Landing Strip (WS23) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRRL), WS23 is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near R & S Landing Strip in Merrill, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRRL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
R & S Landing Strip (WS23) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Merrill, WI at a field elevation of 1,309 ft. WS23 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRRL, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,500 ft. CTAF is 122.8.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRRL, 1.8 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,400 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,400 ft.
METAR KRRL 281035Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM OVC014 12/11 A3010 RMK AO2 T01180107 TSNO
What changed at KRRL (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WS23
Based on the nearest station (KRRL), WS23 is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,309 ft). WS23 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUW, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 12 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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WS23 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 12/301,500 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS23Wind
- 12
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 1 kt headwind · 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 24 h: wind 6→3 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 1,200 ft.
WS23 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at WS23
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRRL reported mostly IFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 53%
- 12
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
WS23 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRRL, 1.8 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS23
- City
- Merrill
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,309 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.2161, -89.7472
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRRL
- TAF
- Nearest KAUW
- CTAF
- 122.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 56m
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