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R & K Skyranch Airport (8W9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:15 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCLS), 8W9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near R & K Skyranch Airport in Rochester, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCLS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

R & K Skyranch Airport (8W9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rochester, WA at a field elevation of 149 ft. 8W9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCLS, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,480 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLM.

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VFR
Observed 0515Z (10:15 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCLS, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
gusting 13 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.95"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, gusting 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCLS 280515Z AUTO 18008G13KT 10SM 09/09 A2995 RMK AO2

What changed at KCLS (nearest station)?

Since the 0455Z (9:55 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 13 kt.

Current pilot readout for 8W9

Based on the nearest station (KCLS), 8W9 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 13, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 149 ft). 8W9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLM, about 11 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16FAV8 kt head0 kt
348 kt tail0 kt

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8W9 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 16/34
    2,480 × 35 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8W9
    Wind
    16
    8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    34
    8 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
071505Z16Z05Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.

8W9 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 8W9

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

PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 45 NM NE of 8W9 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 74 NM N of 8W9 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 10 NM NE of 8W9 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 45 NM NE of 8W9 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 025Remarks.
PIREP0409Z (9:09 PM PDT) · 86 NM N of 8W9 · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
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PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.
RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0340Z (8:40 PM PDT) · 89 NM N of 8W9 · 24,000 ft MSL · B739
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NUW UA /OV CVV260025/TM 0340/FL240/TP B739/SK TOPS240-220/RM ZSE
NUW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV260025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS240-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0330Z (8:30 PM PDT) · 48 NM NE of 8W9 · 2,600 ft MSL · B739
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SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 0330/FL026/TP B739/SK BKN026
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0305Z (8:05 PM PDT) · 54 NM NE of 8W9 · 300 ft MSL · CL30
low-level wind shear
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BFI UA /OV KBFI315003/TM 0305/FL003/TP CL30/RM LLWS +/- 6 KTS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFI315003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0305Reported at 03:05 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS +/- 6 KTSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 8W9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCLS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%MVFR 14%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 69%MVFR 19%IFR 4%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 37

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

34
57%
16
43%

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Live crosswind meter

8W9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCLS, 10 nm away.

N16348 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind
0 kt
Headwind in gusts
13 kt
Crosswind in gusts
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,480 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of R & K Skyranch Airport (8W9)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Pattern altitude
999 ft MSL (850 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8W9
City
Rochester
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
149 ft
Coordinates
46.8327, -123.0910
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,480 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCLS
TAF
Nearest KOLM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
19h 36m

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Pilot PIREPs for R & K Skyranch Airport (8W9)

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