Kautz Helibase (7WA7) - Current Aviation Weather
LAST UPDATE: Friday, April 25, 2025, 07:15:00 PDT 2025-04-25 14:15:00 GMT 112 min 9 sec ago
PAGE LOADED: Friday, April 25, 2025, 09:07:09 PDT

This page is a web and mobile-device friendly interface to the Kautz Helibase weather station at Mount Rainier National Park. The site will provide the latest 15-minute weather information from the site that is updated hourly (at about 25 past the hour). The equipment is maintained by the Geology and Imminent Threats program at MORA.

Helibase Elevation: 2,312.395 ft 704.818 m
Density Altitude: 1,562.487 ft 476.246 m
Pressure Altitude: 2,345.180 ft 714.811 m
Elevation Correction: 32.785 ft 9.993 m
Altimeter: 29.87 inHg 1,011.580 hPa
Sea-Level Pressure: 29.95 inHg 1,014.168 hPa
Cloud Base Altitude: 2,967 ft 904 m
METAR REPORT Note: "7WA7" is the official FAA designation for Kautz Helibase)
METAR 7WA7 251415Z AUTO 05002KT 30SM 03/01 A2987 RMK A02 SLP142 T00290013 4/001 402010019
NOTE: This site has no cloud height or ceiling information!
WIND*
DIRECTION SPEED GUST
NE (049°)
1.7 kt
2.0 mph
3.5 kt
4.0 mph
VISIBILITY*
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
26.38 mi
42.46 km
32.27 mi
51.94 km
15.89 mi
25.58 km
PRESENT WEATHER*
SYNOP CODE METAR CODE DECODED
0
No significant weather observed
AIR TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
37.2 °F
2.9 °C
68.2 °F
20.1 °C
35.4 °F
1.9 °C
Feels Like: 31.6 - 32.8 °F (-0.2 - 0.5 °C)
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
34.3 °F
1.3 °C
42.8 °F
6.0 °C
25.5 °F
-3.6 °C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
89.4 %
94.8 %
20.1 %
AIR PRESSURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
27.47 inHg
930.1 hPa
27.57 inHg
933.7 hPa
27.46 inHg
929.9 hPa
RAINFALL**
1-HR 24-HR
0.00 in
0.00 in
10-HOUR FUEL TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
35.1 °F
1.7 °C
95.0 °F
35.0 °C
33.6 °F
0.9 °C
10-HOUR FUEL MOISTURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
19.5 %
24.6 %
6.0 %
SNOW DEPTH
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
0.6 in
1.60 cm
0.87 in
2.20 cm
-14.69 in
-37.30 cm
BATTERY VOLTAGE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
12.6 v
14.5 v
12.5 v

NOTES:

*: This instrument is currently unheated and may rime in freezing conditions, affecting data quality

**: This instrument is unheated and will not report accumulation of frozen precipitation