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RKS Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, Rock Springs, WY · KRKS

Current weather at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport in Rock Springs, WY (IATA RKS, ICAO KRKS): the latest observation puts the airport in LIFR (low instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 200° at 3 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

RKS airport info RKS NOTAMs

Current conditions (METAR)

LIFRObserved at on Nov 5, 37 minutes ago
  • Wind: from the south-southwest (200° true) at 3 knots.
  • Visibility: 1/4 mile.
  • Weather: freezing fog.
  • Clouds: sky obscured at 100 ft, sky obscured, vertical visibility 1 ft; the ceiling is 1 ft above the ground.
  • Temperature: -3°C (27°F), dew point -3°C (27°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.19 inHg (1022 hPa).
METAR KRKS 051254Z AUTO 20003KT 1/4SM FZFG VV001 M03/M03 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP236 I1000 T10281028

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 200° at 3 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
03045°Tailwind 3 kt1 kt from the right5,228 ft
21 Most headwind225°3 kt1 kt from the left5,228 ft
09103°0 kt3 kt from the right10,002 ft
27283°0 kt3 kt from the left10,002 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued , valid to 

TAF KRKS 051305Z 0513/0612 VRB04KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC002 TEMPO 0515/0517 3SM BR SCT002 FM051700 VRB04KT P6SM FEW150 FM052300 24006KT P6SM FEW040 BKN150 FM060800 25009KT P6SM BKN040
  1. to
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 1/2 mile; freezing fog; overcast at 200 ft.
  2. Temporarily, to
    Visibility 3 miles; mist; scattered clouds at 200 ft.
  3. From (until )
    Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 15,000 ft.
  4. From (until )
    Wind 240° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; few clouds at 4,000 ft, broken clouds at 15,000 ft.
  5. From (until )
    Wind 250° at 9 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; broken clouds at 4,000 ft.

Airport diagram

FAA airport diagram of Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS). The official FAA PDF below has the full detail.

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.