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Lake Preston Municipal Airport (Y34) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (K6E5), Y34 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lake Preston Municipal Airport in Lake Preston, SD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6E5): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Preston Municipal Airport (Y34) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Preston, SD at a field elevation of 1,725 ft. Y34 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6E5, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,220 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KATY.

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IFR
Observed 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6E5, 8.7 nm away.

Wind
180° 14 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
600 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
feels like 38°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K6E5 271955Z AUTO 18014KT 10SM OVC006 07/07 A2996 RMK AO2

What changed at K6E5 (nearest station)?

Since the 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for Y34

Based on the nearest station (K6E5), Y34 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 14 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,725 ft). Y34 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KATY, about 35 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
12FAV7 kt head12 kt right
307 kt tail12 kt left

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Y34 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 12/30
    2,220 × 250 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Y34
    Wind
    12
    7 kt headwind · 12 kt crosswind from right
    30
    7 kt tailwind · 12 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
0132520Z06Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 15→14 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 600 ft.

Y34 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 Y34

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

PIREP1935Z (2:35 PM CDT) · 39 NM N of Y34 · 4,000 ft MSL · C172
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ATY UA /OV ATY/TM 1935/FL040/TP C172/SK BASE024-TOP030/TB NEG/IC NEG
ATY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ATYLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1935Reported at 19:35 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE024-TOP030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1924Z (2:24 PM CDT) · 77 NM E of Y34 · during climb · BE9L
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TKC UA /OV TKC/TM 1924/FL040/TP BE9L/SK BASE010/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
TKC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TKCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1924Reported at 19:24 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BE9LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1910Z (2:10 PM CDT) · 52 NM SE of Y34 · 3,100 ft MSL · CRJ9
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FSD UA /OV FSD210005/TM 1910/FL031/TP CRJ9/SK OVC023-TOP031
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1910Reported at 19:10 UTC.
FL031Altitude: 3,100 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC023-TOP031Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1905Z (2:05 PM CDT) · 76 NM NW of Y34 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
occasional light chop turbulence
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1905/FL370/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) · 58 NM SE of Y34 · during climb · SR22
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FSD UA /OV FSD180010/TM 1815/FLUNKN/TP SR22/SK OVC022-TOP033/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1815Reported at 18:15 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC022-TOP033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1739Z (12:39 PM CDT) · 98 NM SE of Y34 · 36,000 ft MSL · B738
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SXK UA /OV SXK/TM 1739/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG
SXK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SXKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1739Reported at 17:39 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1717Z (12:17 PM CDT) · 54 NM SE of Y34 · during climb · CRJ7
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FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1717/FL023/TP CRJ7/SK OVC023-TOP033/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1717Reported at 17:17 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC023-TOP033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1645Z (11:45 AM CDT) · 76 NM NW of Y34 · 2,000 ft MSL · C425
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ABR UA /OV ABR/TM 1645/FL020/TP C425/SK BASE020/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
ABR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ABRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C425Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at Y34

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6E5 reported mostly IFR across 62 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 2%MVFR 5%IFR 73%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 9/18 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 7%IFR 11%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 9/25 kt
Max gust: 32 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 21

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

12
73%
30
27%

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Live crosswind meter

Y34 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6E5, 8.7 nm away.

N123014 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
12 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,220 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lake Preston Municipal Airport (Y34)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
Y34
City
Lake Preston
State
South Dakota
Country
United States
Elevation
1,725 ft
Coordinates
44.3573, -97.3848
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,220 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K6E5
TAF
Nearest KATY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Preston Municipal Airport (Y34)

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

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