Rock Creek Airport (RC0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:53 AM MDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMSO), RC0 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Rock Creek Airport in Clinton, MT, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMSO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rock Creek Airport (RC0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Clinton, MT at a field elevation of 3,547 ft. RC0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMSO, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMSO, 21.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,500 ft.
METAR KMSO 281353Z 19004KT 10SM BKN065 OVC090 04/03 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP159 P0000 T00390028
What changed at KMSO (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (6:53 AM MDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for RC0
Based on the nearest station (KMSO), RC0 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 3,000 ft (field elevation 3,547 ft). RC0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSO, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 4,100 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 07 | 4,100 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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RC0 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 07/254,100 × 75 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at RC0Wind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→4 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 6,500 ft.
RC0 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at RC0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMSO reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 07
- 53%
- 25
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
RC0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMSO, 21 nm away.
Wind is 78° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- RC0
- City
- Clinton
- State
- Montana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 3,547 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7271, -113.6580
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMSO
- TAF
- Nearest KMSO
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- Sunset in
- 10h 2m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rock Creek Airport (RC0)
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