Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS/KRKS)
Rock Springs2062 m
Wind on the runway
Cloud ceiling profile
METAR
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 13, 2026, 8:54 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 13 kt · gusting to 18 kt
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL
- temperature
- 27 °C
- dew point
- 3 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.01 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,006.6 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- PK WND 20026/2006
- Supplementary code
- SLP066
- Supplementary code
- T02720028
- Supplementary code
- 56023
TAF
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 240° · 14 kt · gusting to 24 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 15,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 220° · 20 kt · gusting to 32 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- weather
- in the vicinity · showers
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 10,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 7,000 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 210° · 14 kt · gusting to 24 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 11,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 220° · 20 kt · gusting to 30 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 9,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 6 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 14, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 280° · 12 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 12,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2026, 8:54 PM (UTC) | VFR | 27.2°C | 13 kt | 10+ mi |
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