Rosalia Municipal Airport (72S) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGEG), 72S is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Rosalia Municipal Airport in Rosalia, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGEG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rosalia Municipal Airport (72S) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rosalia, WA at a field elevation of 2,170 ft. 72S has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGEG, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,807 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGEG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGEG, 23.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,000 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,300 ft.
SPECI KGEG 281915Z 17010KT 10SM FEW015 BKN033 OVC040 06/03 A2994 RMK AO2 RAE03 P0000 T00560033
What changed at KGEG (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (11:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Ceiling lifted from 2,800 ft to 3,300 ft.
- Rain ended (-RA).
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 72S
Based on the nearest station (KGEG), 72S is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 2,170 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,807 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 02 | 2,807 ft | ASPH-G | 7 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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72S 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 02/202,807 × 45 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 72SWind
- 02
- 7 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 7 kt headwind · 8 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 23 h: wind 12→10 kt, ceiling 1,600 ft → 3,300 ft.
72S 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 72S
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GEG UA /OV COE/TM 1905/FL095/TP E550/SK TOPS 140 BASES 095/TA 0/IC LGT RIME
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV COELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1905Reported at 19:05 UTC.FL095Altitude: 9,500 ft MSL.TP E550Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS 140 BASES 095Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 0Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV SFF/TM 1854/FL037/TP PC12/SK SCT037-TOP150/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 080
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT037-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 080Icing: moderate rime 080.Show raw report
COE UA /OV COE/TM 1851/FL120/TP PC24/TB MOD CHOP/RM DURC 120-200 NEG 210 ZSE
COE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV COELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1851Reported at 18:51 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.RM DURC 120-200 NEG 210 ZSERemarks.Show raw report
MSO UA /OV MLP045020/TM 1842/FL210/TP E75L/TB LGT OCNL MOD 210 /RM DURD /ZLC
MSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLP045020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT OCNL MOD 210Turbulence: light occasional moderate 210.RM DURD /ZLCRemarks.Show raw report
GEG UA /OV GEG090007/TM 1835/FL035/TP PC12/SK BASES 035 TOPS 080
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GEG090007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 035 TOPS 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
MLP UA /OV MLP348030/TM 1755/FL250/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD/RM DURD-ZSE
MLP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLP348030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1755Reported at 17:55 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.RM DURD-ZSERemarks.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1732/FL037/TP PC12/SK OVC037-TOPUNKN/TA 00/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX
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 1732Reported at 17:32 UTC.FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC037-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC LGT MIXIcing: light mix.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 72S
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGEG reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 51%
- 02
- 49%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1733Z (10:33 AM PDT)
TAF KGEG 281733Z 2818/2918 19014G20KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 2818/2822 -SHRA FM282200 20010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 PROB30 2822/2902 -SHRA BKN030 FM290300 16005KT P6SM SCT050 OVC080 FM291200 13004KT P6SM FEW005 BKN028 OVC250
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Live crosswind meter
72S has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGEG, 24 nm away.
Wind is 49° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 72S
- City
- Rosalia
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,170 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.2366, -117.4214
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,807 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGEG
- TAF
- Nearest KGEG
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rosalia Municipal Airport (72S)
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