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Ernst Field (86CL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHMT), 86CL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ernst Field in Hemet, CA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHMT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ernst Field (86CL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hemet, CA at a field elevation of 2,850 ft. 86CL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHMT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,988 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPSP.

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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 KHMT, 10.8 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 47°F / 9°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHMT 281915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 21/09 A3000 RMK AO2 T02100086 $

What changed at KHMT (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 86CL

Based on the nearest station (KHMT), 86CL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 4,150 ft (field elevation 2,850 ft). 86CL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPSP, about 23 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
02--
20--

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86CL 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 02/20
    2,988 × 35 ft · DIRT-GRVL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 86CL
    Wind
    02
    no steady wind
    20
    no steady wind
    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
061319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

86CL 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 86CL

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

PIREP1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) · 74 NM W of 86CL · 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 W of 86CL · 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) · 86 NM NW of 86CL · 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 86CL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHMT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/16 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
73%
02
27%

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Live crosswind meter

86CL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHMT, 11 nm away.

N0220wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Gravel · 2,988 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Ernst Field (86CL) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

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
Irreg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
86CL
City
Hemet
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
2,850 ft
Coordinates
33.5972, -116.8830
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,988 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHMT
TAF
Nearest KPSP
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
5h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ernst Field (86CL)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Ernst Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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