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MI98 Weather Poulter Field

Chelsea, MichiganElevation 960 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KARB · 13 NM SE · 7 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KARB
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 45F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog 45 WSW 3 kt – 2%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 66/42 NNW 5 kt – 4%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 62/46 E 6 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 70/51 S 6 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 73/51 SW 9 kt – 15%
Friday Partly Sunny 70/52 SW 4 kt – 16%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain 69/54 S 6 kt – 24%
Sunday Chance Light Rain 65 S 7 kt – 47%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 0329Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for MI98. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

18/36
Dimensions
1,812 x 65 ft
Surface
Turf
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
960 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2239Z 6:39 PM
Sunrise
1201Z 8:01 AM
Loggable night
2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1132Z (7:32 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2239Z (6:39 PM local) → 1201Z (8:01 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2339Z (7:39 PM local) → 1101Z (7:01 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Poulter Field is in Chelsea, Michigan. Field elevation 960 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAMI98
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.3650, -83.9809
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

MI98 traffic patterns

2026-06-30 to 2026-10-20, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.9
AVG OPS/DAY
1.6
Activity trend over 8 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Unknown 60%Piston single 40%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›PA18 (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo
›C150 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›RV8 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›G280 (Jet) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›PA18 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

MI98 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KARB (13 NM SE, UNKNOWN).

KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
13 NM SE
UNKNOWN
KYIP Willow Run Airport
21 NM E
VFR
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field
22 NM W
VFR
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
29 NM E
VFR
KADG Lenawee County Airport
30 NM S
VFR
KPTK Oakland County International Airport
31 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗MI98 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does MI98 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for MI98. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does MI98 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for MI98. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at MI98?
MI98 sits at 960 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for MI98?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.