Gene Wash Reservoir Airport (5CL7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHII), 5CL7 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gene Wash Reservoir Airport in Parker Dam, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHII): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gene Wash Reservoir Airport (5CL7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Parker Dam, CA at a field elevation of 898 ft. 5CL7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHII, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 4,704 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEED.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHII, 17.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 28°C (82°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHII 281915Z AUTO 16009G14KT 10SM CLR 28/02 A2995 RMK AO2
What changed at KHII (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Wind speed up from 3 to 9 kt.
Current pilot readout for 5CL7
Based on the nearest station (KHII), 5CL7 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 10. Density altitude is approximately 2,650 ft (field elevation 898 ft). 5CL7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEED, about 35 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 4,704 ft | ASPH | 6 kt head | 7 kt right (g11) |
| 28 | 4,704 ft | ASPH | 6 kt tail | 7 kt left (g11) |
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5CL7 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 10/284,704 × 34 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5CL7Wind
- 10
- 6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5CL7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5CL7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHII reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 54%
- 28
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
5CL7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHII, 18 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- 5CL7
- City
- Parker Dam
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 898 ft
- Coordinates
- 34.3081, -114.1870
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,704 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHII
- TAF
- Nearest KEED
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gene Wash Reservoir Airport (5CL7)
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