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KRKSIATA RKSUSFlight category: VFR

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS/KRKS)

Rock Springs2062 m

27.2°CTemperature210° · 13 G18 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
27.2°C
Dew point
2.8°C
Wind
210° · 13 G18 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.01 inHg
Current conditions
VFR

Wind on the runway

Runway heading
45°
Headwind
13 kt
Tailwind
Crosswind
3 kt
From the right

Cloud ceiling profile

Ceiling
10,000 ftBKN
BKN10,000 ft AGL

METAR

Sep 13, 2026, 8:54 PM (UTC)

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

Sep 13, 2026, 5:20 PM (UTC)

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

FM
Sep 14, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
280° · 12 kt
6+ mi · FEW 12000
FM
Sep 14, 2026, 5:30 AM (UTC)
220° · 20 kt
6+ mi · SCT 9000
FM
Sep 14, 2026, 3:00 AM (UTC)
210° · 14 kt
6+ mi · SCT 11000
PROB30%
Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · kt
5 mi · -TSRA
FM
Sep 13, 2026, 9:00 PM (UTC)
220° · 20 kt
6+ mi · VCSH
BASE
Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
240° · 14 kt
6+ mi · FEW 15000

Observation history

UTCCurrent conditionsTemperatureWindVisibility
Sep 13, 2026, 8:54 PM (UTC)VFR27.2°C13 kt10+ mi

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