Swan Field (WS36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY50), WS36 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Swan Field in Almond, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY50): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Swan Field (WS36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Almond, WI at a field elevation of 1,140 ft. WS36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY50, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY50, 14.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 3 statute miles, a few clouds at 400 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KY50 281256Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR FEW004 05/05 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00500050
What changed at KY50 (nearest station)?
Since the 1249Z (7:49 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1249Z (7:49 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WS36
Based on the nearest station (KY50), WS36 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 1,140 ft). WS36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCWA, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 27 | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
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WS36 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 09/271,900 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS36Wind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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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 23 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WS36 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 WS36
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY50 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 56 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 51%
- 09
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
WS36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY50, 15 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS36
- City
- Almond
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,140 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.2714, -89.4371
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY50
- TAF
- Nearest KCWA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Swan Field (WS36)
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