Ross International Airport (7S8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSBX), 7S8 is currently IFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ross International Airport in Sweetgrass, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSBX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ross International Airport (7S8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sweetgrass, MT at a field elevation of 3,553 ft. 7S8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSBX, about 28 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCTB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSBX, 27.8 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft, temperature 2°C (36°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.
METAR KSBX 281555Z AUTO 01006KT 7SM OVC009 02/02 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KSBX (nearest station)?
Since the 1535Z (9:35 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for 7S8
Based on the nearest station (KSBX), 7S8 is currently IFR with winds from 010° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately 2,750 ft (field elevation 3,553 ft). 7S8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCTB, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 2,900 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 25 | 2,900 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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7S8 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 07/252,900 × 80 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7S8Wind
- 07
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.
7S8 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 7S8
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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GTF UA /OV GTF290050/TM 1208/FL390/TP A359/RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLC
GTF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GTF290050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.TP A359Aircraft type reporting.RM MTN WAVE +/-10KTS /ZLCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7S8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSBX reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 54%
- 07
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
7S8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSBX, 28 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7S8
- City
- Sweetgrass
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,553 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.9986, -111.9780
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSBX
- TAF
- Nearest KCTB
- Time zone
- America/Edmonton
- Sunset in
- 7h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ross International Airport (7S8)
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