River Valley Airport (WS78) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRHI), WS78 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near River Valley Airport in Rhinelander, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRHI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
River Valley Airport (WS78) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rhinelander, WI at a field elevation of 1,525 ft. WS78 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRHI, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 1,610 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRHI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRHI, 4.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 1,900 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KRHI 281053Z AUTO 20005KT 9SM BKN009 OVC019 11/10 A3010 RMK AO2 CIG 009V013 SLP199 T01110100 $
What changed at KRHI (nearest station)?
Since the 1048Z (5:48 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1048Z (5:48 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WS78
Based on the nearest station (KRHI), WS78 is currently IFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,525 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 1,610 ft | TURF | 5 kt head | 0 kt |
| 02 | 1,610 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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WS78 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 02/201,610 × 120 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS78Wind
- 02
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 5 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 9→5 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 900 ft.
WS78 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 WS78
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRHI reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 32 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 70%
- 02
- 30%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0846Z (3:46 AM CDT)
TAF KRHI 280846Z 2809/2906 20005KT P6SM BKN021 BKN026 FM281800 20006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM290100 17010G18KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN035 WS020/20045KT TEMPO 2901/2903 4SM -TSRA SCT015 OVC025CB FM290500 22012G22KT P6SM -SHRA OVC014 WS020/21050KT
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Live crosswind meter
WS78 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRHI, 4.9 nm away.
Wind is 2° off runway 20, 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS78
- City
- Rhinelander
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,525 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.5503, -89.4878
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,610 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRHI
- TAF
- Nearest KRHI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 54m
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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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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Northwoods RC Flyers - Forest LN , Rhinelander, WI · 7 mi
- Lakeland Loons RC Club - Noble Lee Memorial Airport , Woodruff, WI · 28 mi
Pilot PIREPs for River Valley Airport (WS78)
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