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Hughes Airport (WS96) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEFT), WS96 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hughes Airport in Monroe, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEFT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hughes Airport (WS96) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monroe, WI at a field elevation of 1,010 ft. WS96 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEFT, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.

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VFR
Observed 0235Z (9:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEFT, 7.8 nm away.

Wind
200° 14 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.02"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 51°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEFT 290235Z AUTO 20014G20KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W T02050107

What changed at KEFT (nearest station)?

Since the 0215Z (9:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.

Current pilot readout for WS96

Based on the nearest station (KEFT), WS96 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 1,010 ft). WS96 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSN, about 37 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV13 kt head5 kt right (g7)
3613 kt tail5 kt left (g7)

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WS96 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    1,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WS96
    Wind
    18
    13 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    36
    13 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122402Z14Z02Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

WS96 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 WS96

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0133Z (8:33 PM CDT) · 78 NM SW of WS96 · 1,600 ft MSL · C182
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MLI UA /OV KMLI/TM 0133/FL016/TP C182/WV 18039KT
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0133Reported at 01:33 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
WV 18039KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP0127Z (8:27 PM CDT) · 78 NM SW of WS96 · 2,000 ft MSL · C172
light chop turbulence
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MLI UA /OV MLI/TM 0127/FL020/TP C172/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHOPPY
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0127Reported at 01:27 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM CHOPPYRemarks.
PIREP0045Z (7:45 PM CDT) · 78 NM SW of WS96 · 4,500 ft MSL · SR22
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MLI UA /OV MLI/TM 0045/FL045/TP SR22/TB NEG
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0045Reported at 00:45 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0039Z (7:39 PM CDT) · 41 NM NW of WS96 · 37,000 ft MSL · A319
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DBQ UA /OV DBQ010040/TM 0039/FL370/TP A319/TB NEG
DBQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DBQ010040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0039Reported at 00:39 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0016Z (7:16 PM CDT) · 72 NM NE of WS96 · 37,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0016/FL370/TP BCS3/TB NEG
UES UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0016Reported at 00:16 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0007Z (7:07 PM CDT) · 67 NM E of WS96 · 45,000 ft MSL · CL35
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UES UA /OV BAE180015/TM 0007/FL450/TP CL35/TB NEG
UES UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BAE180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0007Reported at 00:07 UTC.
FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2121Z (4:21 PM CDT) · 100 NM SW of WS96 · 8,000 ft MSL · E170
continuous light 8,000–13,500 ft icing
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CID UA /OV CID/TM 2121/FL080/TP E170/SK TOP135/IC CONS LGT 080-135
CID UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2121Reported at 21:21 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC CONS LGT 080-135Icing: continuous light 8,000–13,500 ft.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at WS96

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEFT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 10/17 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 8/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 900 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
71%
36
29%

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Live crosswind meter

WS96 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEFT, 7.8 nm away.

N183614 kt
Headwind
13 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 21° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hughes Airport (WS96)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WS96
City
Monroe
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
1,010 ft
Coordinates
42.6208, -89.7673
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEFT
TAF
Nearest KMSN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hughes Airport (WS96)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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