Spotted Bear USFS Airport (8U4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K7S0), 8U4 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Spotted Bear USFS Airport in Hungry Horse, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K7S0): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Spotted Bear USFS Airport (8U4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hungry Horse, MT at a field elevation of 3,672 ft. 8U4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K7S0, about 32 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGPI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K7S0, 32.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,200 ft.
METAR K7S0 281035Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW032 OVC042 05/04 A2990 RMK A01
Current pilot readout for 8U4
Based on the nearest station (K7S0), 8U4 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 3,400 ft (field elevation 3,672 ft). 8U4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGPI, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 3,800 ft | TURF-G | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 32 | 3,800 ft | TURF-G | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8U4 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 14/323,800 × 78 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8U4Wind
- 14
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 32
- 6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
8U4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8U4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 32
- 56%
- 14
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
8U4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K7S0, 32 nm away.
Wind is 4° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 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 · Buoys
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8U4
- City
- Hungry Horse
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,672 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.9620, -113.5593
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K7S0
- TAF
- Nearest KGPI
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Next sunset
- 13h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Spotted Bear USFS Airport (8U4)
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