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WS57 Weather Westosha Emergency Center Heliport

Silver Lake, WisconsinElevation 750 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KENW · 11 NM E · 53 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KENW
WIND
190@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
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 wind from 190° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 49F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 49 W 4 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 60/47 NE 13 kt – 10%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 65/53 SE 9 kt – 3%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 73/56 S 9 kt – 20%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/52 SW 9 kt – 27% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 72/55 SE 4 kt – 34%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 70/54 S 4 kt – 53%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 68 SW 4 kt – 37%

Source: National Weather Service (office MKX). Forecast issued 0146Z.

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 WS57. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1/H1
Dimensions
100 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
750 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2255Z 5:55 PM
Sunrise
1218Z 7:18 AM
Loggable night
2324Z (6:24 PM local) → 1149Z (6:49 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2255Z (5:55 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2355Z (6:55 PM local) → 1118Z (6:18 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

Westosha Emergency Center Heliport is in Silver Lake, Wisconsin. Field elevation 750 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAWS57
RegionWisconsin
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.5425, -88.1704
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

WS57 traffic patterns

2026-08-07 to 2026-10-23, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1.3
AVG OPS/DAY
2.3
Activity trend over 4 days: rising, from 2 to 4 operations per dayOperations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 63%Unknown 25%Helicopter 13%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo
›CC19 (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
›CH7B (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›R44 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

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

WS57 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KENW (11 NM E, VFR).

KENW Kenosha Regional Airport
11 NM E
VFR
KUGN Waukegan National Airport
15 NM SE
VFR
KRAC John H Batten Airport
20 NM NE
VFR
KMKE General Mitchell International Airport
27 NM NE
VFR
KUES Waukesha County Airport
30 NM N
VFR
KMWC Lawrence J Timmerman Airport
35 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗WS57 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does WS57 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for WS57. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does WS57 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for WS57. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at WS57?
WS57 sits at 750 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for WS57?
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.