Leeward Farm Airport (WS51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:27 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOVS), WS51 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Leeward Farm Airport in Soldiers Grove, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOVS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Leeward Farm Airport (WS51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Soldiers Grove, WI at a field elevation of 1,068 ft. WS51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOVS, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,791 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVOK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOVS, 11.6 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 3 statute miles, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
SPECI KOVS 281327Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR BKN100 07/06 A3015 RMK AO2 T00670061
What changed at KOVS (nearest station)?
Since the 1319Z (8:19 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from IFR to MVFR.
- Visibility improved from 2 SM to 3 SM.
- A ceiling formed at 10,000 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for WS51
Based on the nearest station (KOVS), WS51 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 3 statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 1,068 ft). WS51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVOK, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3,791 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 29 | 3,791 ft | ASP | - | - |
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WS51 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 11/293,791 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS51Wind
- 11
- no steady wind
- 29
- no steady wind
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.
WS51 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WS51
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
EAU UA /OV 3NM S EAU/TM 1118/FL030/TP E-135/SK BKN030
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NM S EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP E-135Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky 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 WS51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOVS reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 46 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 29
- 62%
- 11
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
WS51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOVS, 12 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS51
- City
- Soldiers Grove
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,068 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.3528, -90.6810
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,791 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOVS
- TAF
- Nearest KVOK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 7m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Leeward Farm Airport (WS51)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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