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Rabbit Ranch Airport (4CL4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KL35), 4CL4 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Rabbit Ranch Airport in Lucerne Valley, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KL35): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rabbit Ranch Airport (4CL4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lucerne Valley, CA at a field elevation of 2,942 ft. 4CL4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KL35, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 14/32), the longest 3,530 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBD.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KL35, 14.4 nm away.

Wind
270° 11 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 8°F / -13°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 11 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KL35 281915Z AUTO 27011KT 9SM CLR 15/M13 A3013 RMK AO2 T01511132 $

What changed at KL35 (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 4CL4

Based on the nearest station (KL35), 4CL4 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 11 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately 3,400 ft (field elevation 2,942 ft). 4CL4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBD, about 24 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
26FAV11 kt head2 kt right
327 kt head8 kt left
147 kt tail8 kt right
0811 kt tail2 kt left

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4CL4 runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 08/26
    3,530 × 100 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4CL4
    Wind
    08
    11 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    26
    11 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 14/32
    2,200 × 100 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4CL4
    Wind
    14
    7 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    32
    7 kt headwind · 8 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
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4CL4 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 4CL4

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

PIREP1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) · 76 NM SW of 4CL4 · 2,000 ft MSL · SLG2
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TOA UA /OV 1 M E OF TOA/TM 1855/FL020/TP SLG2/SK BKN028
TOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 M E OF TOALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP SLG2Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1541Z (8:41 AM PDT) · 76 NM SW of 4CL4 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
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TOA UA /OV LAX138006 /TM 1541 /FL340 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M52 /WV 24528KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
TOA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LAX138006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M52Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 24528KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1512Z (8:12 AM PDT) · 72 NM W of 4CL4 · during descent · A319
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BUR UA /OV BUR260004/TM 1512/FL022/TP A319/WX FV04SM/RM DURD RY 8
BUR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BUR260004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1512Reported at 15:12 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV04SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RY 8Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 4CL4

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KL35 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 21,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 21,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 17%IFR 5%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

08
61%
26
31%
14
5%
32
3%

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Live crosswind meter

4CL4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KL35, 14 nm away.

N260811 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Dirt · 3,530 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Rabbit Ranch Airport (4CL4)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4CL4
City
Lucerne Valley
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
2,942 ft
Coordinates
34.4568, -117.0289
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,530 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KL35
TAF
Nearest KSBD
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
5h 38m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rabbit Ranch Airport (4CL4)

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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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