Krist Island Airport (WS68) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for WS68 right now.
Aviation weather near Krist Island Airport in Montello, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY50): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Krist Island Airport (WS68) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Montello, WI at a field elevation of 770 ft. WS68 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY50, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 1,950 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY50, 15.6 nm away.
What changed at KY50 (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (2:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 160° to 190°.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.04 → 30.02 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WS68
A current METAR is not available for WS68 right now. The nearest reporting station is KY50. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1,950 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
| 35 | 1,950 ft | TURF-G | - | - |
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WS68 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 17/351,950 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS68Wind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- 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 0→11 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.
WS68 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 WS68
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 59 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 55%
- 17
- 45%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS68
- City
- Montello
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 770 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.7816, -89.3079
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,950 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY50
- TAF
- Nearest KMSN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 24m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Krist Island Airport (WS68)
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