Cashmere-Dryden Airport (8S2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEAT), 8S2 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cashmere-Dryden Airport in Cashmere, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEAT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cashmere-Dryden Airport (8S2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cashmere, WA at a field elevation of 858 ft. 8S2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEAT, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEAT, 13.3 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft, temperature 6°C (42°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KEAT 280955Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM SCT070 OVC095 06/02 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP105 T00560022
What changed at KEAT (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (2:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0955Z (2:55 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8S2
Based on the nearest station (KEAT), 8S2 is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 858 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 1,800 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 25 | 1,800 ft | ASPH-G | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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8S2 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 07/251,800 × 50 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8S2Wind
- 07
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 25
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 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 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.
8S2 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 8S2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SEA UA /OV SEA112013/TM 1017/FL050/TP PC12/TA M03 050/IC LGT RIME 100-050/RM DURD FROM SE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA112013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1017Reported at 10:17 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA M03 050Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 100-050Icing: light rime 10,000–5,000 ft.RM DURD FROM SERemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA325031/TM 0919/FL90/TP B737/TA M8/IC MOD RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA325031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8S2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEAT reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the W.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 74%
- 07
- 26%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0538Z (10:38 PM PDT)
TAF KEAT 280538Z 2806/2906 29008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 PROB30 2809/2814 -SHRA FM281400 30004KT P6SM FEW060 SCT100 FM281900 27008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120
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Live crosswind meter
8S2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEAT, 13 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8S2
- City
- Cashmere
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 858 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.5147, -120.4850
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEAT
- TAF
- Nearest KEAT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cashmere-Dryden Airport (8S2)
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