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Tree Heart Ranch Airport (8WA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:52 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWH), 8WA5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Tree Heart Ranch Airport in Ritzville, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tree Heart Ranch Airport (8WA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ritzville, WA at a field elevation of 1,420 ft. 8WA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWH, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMWH.

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VFR
Observed 1652Z (9:52 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWH, 22.5 nm away.

Wind
180° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 42°F

Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMWH 281652Z 18010KT 10SM FEW065 08/04 A2990 RMK AO2 RAE1558 SLP128 P0000 T00830044

What changed at KMWH (nearest station)?

Since the 1552Z (8:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 5,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for 8WA5

Based on the nearest station (KMWH), 8WA5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,420 ft). 8WA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMWH, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
19FAV10 kt head2 kt left
0110 kt tail0 kt

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8WA5 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 01/19
    3,400 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8WA5
    Wind
    01
    10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    19
    10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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
071517Z03Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→10 kt, ceiling 200 ft → unlimited.

8WA5 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 8WA5

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

PIREP1716Z (10:16 AM PDT) · 76 NM SW of 8WA5 · during descent · C208
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YKM UA /OV YKM/TM 1716/FLDURD/TP C208/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN FINAL RY27
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1716Reported at 17:16 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN F…Remarks.
PIREP1702Z (10:02 AM PDT) · 48 NM SW of 8WA5 · 4,000 ft MSL · E75L
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PSC UA /OV PSC310010/TM 1702/FL040/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM DURD FL040-SFC
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSC310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD FL040-SFCRemarks.
PIREP1642Z (9:42 AM PDT) · 68 NM NE of 8WA5 · during descent · PC12
light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1642/FL049/TP PC12/SK OVC049-TOP180-220/TA M03 049-080/IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME 080-190
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049-TOP180-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M03 049-080Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME …Icing: light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP1635Z (9:35 AM PDT) · 4 NM SE of 8WA5 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light mixed icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.
PIREP1633Z (9:33 AM PDT) · 74 NM SW of 8WA5 · 2,300 ft MSL · C408
light blo 040 turbulence
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YKM UA /OV YKM090004/TM 1633/FL023/TP C408/TB LGT BLO 040
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKM090004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT BLO 040Turbulence: light blo 040.
PIREP1628Z (9:28 AM PDT) · 68 NM NE of 8WA5 · during descent · SR22
light clear icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1628/FL049/TP SR22/SK OVC049-TOPUNKN/TA M03/IC LGT CLR
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1628Reported at 16:28 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
PIREP1615Z (9:15 AM PDT) · 87 NM S of 8WA5 · during climb · PC12
light chop turbulence
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PDT UA /OV PDT/TM 1615/FL041/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURC
PDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1615Reported at 16:15 UTC.
FL041Altitude: 4,100 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1606Z (9:06 AM PDT) · 4 NM SE of 8WA5 · 8,000 ft MSL · C408
light mx icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1606/FL080/TP C408/IC LGT MX
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1606Reported at 16:06 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8WA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWH reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%IFR 4%LIFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 5%IFR 1%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 5/25 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 8

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.

01
67%
19
33%

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Live crosswind meter

8WA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWH, 23 nm away.

N190110 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Tree Heart Ranch Airport (8WA5)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8WA5
City
Ritzville
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
1,420 ft
Coordinates
47.1356, -118.7788
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMWH
TAF
Nearest KMWH
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
7h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tree Heart Ranch Airport (8WA5)

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

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