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Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) Aviation Weather: METAR & ATIS

As of 4:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, KMHR is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KMHR right now.

Live aviation weather for Sacramento Mather Airport in Sacramento, CA, including METAR, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) is a regional airport serving Sacramento, CA at a field elevation of 98 ft. KMHR reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (04L/22R, 04R/22L), the longest 11,301 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (4:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
300° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 21°C
dew 38°F / 3°C

Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (71°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMHR 282335Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A2994 RMK AO2 T02140032

What changed at KMHR?

Since the 2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KMHR

KMHR is currently VFR with winds from 300° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22L, 22R). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 98 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22LFAV2 kt head4 kt right
22R2 kt head4 kt right
04L2 kt tail4 kt left
04R2 kt tail4 kt left

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KMHR runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 04L/22R
    6,081 × 150 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KMHR
    Wind
    04L
    2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    22R
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 04R/22L
    11,301 × 150 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KMHR
    Wind
    04R
    2 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    22L
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    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
061200Z11Z23Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KMHR 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 KMHR

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

PIREP1927Z (12:27 PM PDT) · 32 NM E of KMHR · 19,000 ft MSL · B38M
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PVF UA /OV HNW118008 /TM 1927 /FL190 /TP B38M /SK SKC /TA M16 /WV 28522KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
PVF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HNW118008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M16Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 28522KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KMHR

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KMHR reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 6%IFR 6%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

22L/22R
50%
04L/04R
50%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2329Z (4:29 PM PDT)

TAF KMHR 282329Z 2900/2924 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250

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Live KMHR Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KMHR's own weather station.

N22L04R4 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 66° off runway 22L, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 11,301 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) with runway 04L/22R, 04R/22L marked
N ↑

Runway 04L/22R, 04R/22L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A
Attended
Daily 0500-2200 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bulk, low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Air freight · Cargo handling
Control tower
Yes
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
Regional airport
ICAO
KMHR
IATA
MHR
FAA LID
MHR
City
Sacramento
State
California
Country
United States
Elevation
98 ft
Coordinates
38.5547, -121.2980
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
11,301 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Published
ATIS
118.325 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
1h 14m

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KMHR airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗

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Pilot PIREPs for Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR)

Community-submitted

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 Sacramento Mather Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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