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Evergreen Sky Ranch Airport (51WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPLU), 51WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Evergreen Sky Ranch Airport in Black Diamond, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPLU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Evergreen Sky Ranch Airport (51WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Black Diamond, WA at a field elevation of 580 ft. 51WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPLU, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSEA.

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VFR
Observed 0735Z (12:35 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPLU, 13.3 nm away.

Wind
170° 7 kt
Visibility
6 sm
Ceiling
3,600 ft
Altimeter
29.89"
Temp / Dew
46°F / 8°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the south (170°) at 7 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,800 ft, broken clouds at 3,600 ft, overcast at 4,300 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPLU 280735Z AUTO 17007KT 6SM -RA SCT028 BKN036 OVC043 08/08 A2989 RMK AO2

What changed at KPLU (nearest station)?

Since the 0715Z (12:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Ceiling lifted from 2,600 ft to 3,600 ft.
  • Visibility moved from 10 SM to 6 SM.

Current pilot readout for 51WA

Based on the nearest station (KPLU), 51WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 7 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 580 ft). 51WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSEA, about 15 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
16FAV7 kt head1 kt left
347 kt tail1 kt right

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51WA 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 16/34
    2,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 51WA
    Wind
    16
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    34
    7 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
0112208Z20Z07Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 3,600 ft.

51WA weather radar

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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 51WA

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

PIREP0713Z (12:13 AM PDT) · 41 NM NW of 51WA · during climb · B738
light chop turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA285027/TM 0713/FL180/TP B738/SK TOP180/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA285027Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0713Reported at 07:13 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0705Z (12:05 AM PDT) · 66 NM N of 51WA · 23,000 ft MSL · GL7T
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PAE UA /OV PAE025035/TM 0705/FL230/TP GL7T/SK TOP230/RM ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE025035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0705Reported at 07:05 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP GL7TAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 27 NM NE of 51WA · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 65 NM S of 51WA · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 17 NM W of 51WA · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 17 NM W of 51WA · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 7 NM NW of 51WA · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 11 NM NW of 51WA · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 51WA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPLU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 69 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%MVFR 31%IFR 13%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 4/11 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 81%MVFR 10%IFR 2%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 31

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.

16
56%
34
44%

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Live crosswind meter

51WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPLU, 13 nm away.

N16347 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 8° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Evergreen Sky Ranch Airport (51WA)
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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
51WA
City
Black Diamond
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
580 ft
Coordinates
47.2682, -122.0680
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPLU
TAF
Nearest KSEA
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
17h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Evergreen Sky Ranch Airport (51WA)

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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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