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CWA Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee, WI · KCWA

Current weather at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, WI (IATA CWA, ICAO KCWA): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 280° at 6 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

CWA airport info CWA NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

LIFRObserved at on Nov 5, 40 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the west (280° true) at 6 knots.
  • Visibility: 2 miles.
  • Weather: mist.
  • Clouds: broken clouds at 400 ft, broken clouds at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: 8°C (46°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
  • Altimeter: 29.64 inHg (1004 hPa).
METAR KCWA 051250Z 28006KT 2SM BR BKN004 BKN010 OVC017 08/08 A2964

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 280° at 6 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
08077°Tailwind 6 kt2 kt from the left7,724 ft
26 Most headwind257°6 kt2 kt from the right7,724 ft
17170°Tailwind 2 kt6 kt from the right6,501 ft
35350°2 kt6 kt from the left6,501 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KCWA 051134Z 0512/0612 30005KT 4SM -SHRA OVC005 TEMPO 0512/0514 2SM -SHRA FM051400 34008G15KT 4SM -SHRA BKN005 FM051500 36011G19KT 5SM -SHRA BKN007 FM051700 35013G23KT P6SM OVC013 FM060300 35008KT P6SM SCT021
  1. to
    Wind 300° at 5 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain showers; overcast at 500 ft.
  2. Temporarily, to
    Visibility 2 miles; light rain showers.
  3. From (until )
    Wind 340° at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt; visibility 4 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 500 ft.
  4. From (until )
    Wind 360° at 11 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 5 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 700 ft.
  5. From (until )
    Wind 350° at 13 kt, gusting 23 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,300 ft.
  6. From (until )
    Wind 350° at 8 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 2,100 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.