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Rice Ranch Airport (2WA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3W7), 2WA6 is currently MVFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rice Ranch Airport in Grand Coulee, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3W7): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rice Ranch Airport (2WA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grand Coulee, WA at a field elevation of 2,434 ft. 2WA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3W7, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMWH.

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MVFR
Observed 1715Z (10:15 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3W7, 4.6 nm away.

Wind
VRB 3 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,800 ft
Altimeter
29.87"
Temp / Dew
45°F / 7°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind variable at 3 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, temperature 7°C (45°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR K3W7 281715Z AUTO VRB03G13KT 10SM BKN018 07/05 A2987 RMK AO2

What changed at K3W7 (nearest station)?

Since the 1655Z (9:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 13 kt.
  • Wind direction is now variable.
  • Wind speed down from 10 to 3 kt.

Current pilot readout for 2WA6

Based on the nearest station (K3W7), 2WA6 is currently MVFR with variable winds at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 2,434 ft). 2WA6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMWH, about 48 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is variable at 3 kt, gusting 13 kt: light and variable wind like this is generally not a factor for runway selection, and with no steady direction there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
07--
25--

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2WA6 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 07/25
    1,800 × 30 ft · GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2WA6
    Wind
    07
    no steady wind
    25
    no steady wind
    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
091717Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → 1,800 ft.

2WA6 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 2WA6

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

PIREP1702Z (10:02 AM PDT) · 96 NM S of 2WA6 · 4,000 ft MSL · E75L
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PSC UA /OV PSC310010/TM 1702/FL040/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM DURD FL040-SFC
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSC310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD FL040-SFCRemarks.
PIREP1642Z (9:42 AM PDT) · 74 NM E of 2WA6 · during descent · PC12
light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1642/FL049/TP PC12/SK OVC049-TOP180-220/TA M03 049-080/IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME 080-190
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049-TOP180-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M03 049-080Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME …Icing: light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP1635Z (9:35 AM PDT) · 57 NM S of 2WA6 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light mixed icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.
PIREP1628Z (9:28 AM PDT) · 74 NM E of 2WA6 · during descent · SR22
light clear icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1628/FL049/TP SR22/SK OVC049-TOPUNKN/TA M03/IC LGT CLR
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1628Reported at 16:28 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
PIREP1606Z (9:06 AM PDT) · 57 NM S of 2WA6 · 8,000 ft MSL · C408
light mx icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1606/FL080/TP C408/IC LGT MX
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1606Reported at 16:06 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.
PIREP1600Z (9:00 AM PDT) · 79 NM SE of 2WA6 · 12,000 ft MSL · PC12
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GEG UA /OV GEG110015/TM 1600/FL120/TP PC12/SK 054OVC TOPS 120
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG110015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK 054OVC TOPS 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1552Z (8:52 AM PDT) · 64 NM SE of 2WA6 · 8,000 ft MSL · C408
light clear icing
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GEG UA /OV GEGE220018/TM 1552/FL080/TP C408/TA M03/IC LGT CLR/RM FZ LVL 065
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEGE220018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1552Reported at 15:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
RM FZ LVL 065Remarks.
PIREP1534Z (8:34 AM PDT) · 48 NM S of 2WA6 · during climb · B735
light rme icing
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MWH UA /OV KMWH/TM 1534/FL055/TP B735/SK OVC 055/IC LGT RME/RM DURC 32R. TEMP 6C
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KMWHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1534Reported at 15:34 UTC.
FL055Altitude: 5,500 ft MSL.
TP B735Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 055Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC LGT RMEIcing: light rme.
RM DURC 32R. TEMP 6CRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 2WA6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3W7 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 72%MVFR 28%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 15%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/25 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
54%
25
46%

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Live crosswind meter

2WA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3W7, 4.6 nm away.

N0725wind calm / variable

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Gravel · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rice Ranch Airport (2WA6)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2WA6
City
Grand Coulee
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
2,434 ft
Coordinates
47.9979, -119.0874
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K3W7
TAF
Nearest KMWH
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
7h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rice Ranch Airport (2WA6)

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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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