Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

KRKS / RKS / RKS

Rock Springs, WY

6,764 ft MSL

Medium AirportNon-ToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 05:20 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 06:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KRKS 090520Z 0906/1006 24008KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM091800 27015G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM092100 27015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 FM100300 15009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+
Wind Dir	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	150	150	150
Wind (kt)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	9	9
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

4 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KRKS 090520Z 0906/1006 24008KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM091800 27015G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM092100 27015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 FM100300 15009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200

Valid: Apr 9, 06:00 UTC to Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 06:00 UTC — Apr 9, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 240° at 8 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 10,000 ft, Broken 15,000 ft

FMApr 9, 18:00 UTC — Apr 9, 21:00 UTC

Wind: 270° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 8,000 ft, Broken 12,000 ft

FMApr 9, 21:00 UTC — Apr 10, 03:00 UTC

Wind: 270° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 6,000 ft, Broken 10,000 ft

Wx: VCSH

FMApr 10, 03:00 UTC — Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

Wind: 150° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 10,000 ft, Broken 20,000 ft

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

Sunrise: 12:46ZSunset: 01:50ZDay length: 13h 4m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

KRKS / RKS / RKS

Rock Springs, WY

6,764 ft MSL

Medium AirportNon-ToweredScheduled ServiceMETARTAF

View on Map Website Wikipedia

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued: Thu, Apr 9, 05:20 UTC

Valid From

Thu, Apr 9, 06:00 UTC

→

Valid To

Fri, Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

Duration

24 hours

Raw TAF

TAF KRKS 090520Z 0906/1006 24008KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM091800 27015G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM092100 27015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 FM100300 15009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200

Hourly Forecast Grid

TAF periods expanded to hourly time slots. Scroll horizontally to see the full forecast.

Time	06Z	07Z	08Z	09Z	10Z	11Z	12Z	13Z	14Z	15Z	16Z	17Z	18Z	19Z	20Z	21Z	22Z	23Z	Apr 1000Z	01Z	02Z	03Z	04Z	05Z
Category	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR	VFR
Weather
Vis (SM)	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+	6+
Ceiling (ft)	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+	10k+
Wind Dir	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	240	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	270	150	150	150
Wind (kt)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	9	9	9
Gusts (kt)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	—	—	—
Period	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	BASE	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM	FM

Change types:FM = FromBECMG = BecomingTEMPO = TemporaryPROB = ProbabilityTimes in UTC (Zulu)

Forecast Periods

4 forecast periods decoded from the TAF

TAF KRKS 090520Z 0906/1006 24008KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150 FM091800 27015G25KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM092100 27015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN100 FM100300 15009KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200

Valid: Apr 9, 06:00 UTC to Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

BASEApr 9, 06:00 UTC — Apr 9, 18:00 UTC

Wind: 240° at 8 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Few 10,000 ft, Broken 15,000 ft

FMApr 9, 18:00 UTC — Apr 9, 21:00 UTC

Wind: 270° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 8,000 ft, Broken 12,000 ft

FMApr 9, 21:00 UTC — Apr 10, 03:00 UTC

Wind: 270° at 15 kt, gusting 25 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 6,000 ft, Broken 10,000 ft

Wx: VCSH

FMApr 10, 03:00 UTC — Apr 10, 06:00 UTC

Wind: 150° at 9 kt

Vis: 6+ SM

Clouds: Scattered 10,000 ft, Broken 20,000 ft

Daylight

Sunrise, sunset, and civil twilight for Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

Sunrise: 12:46ZSunset: 01:50ZDay length: 13h 4m

TAF data sourced from Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Refreshed every 10 minutes. This information is for reference only and should not be used for flight planning.