Kautz Helibase (7WA7) - Current Aviation Weather
LAST UPDATE: Sunday, May 28, 2023, 09:15:00 PDT 2023-05-28 16:15:00 GMT 36 min 59 sec ago
PAGE LOADED: Sunday, May 28, 2023, 09:51:59 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: 2,086.419 ft 635.941 m
Pressure Altitude: 2,206.766 ft 672.622 m
Elevation Correction: -105.630 ft -32.196 m
Altimeter: 30.03 inHg 1,016.821 hPa
Sea-Level Pressure: 30.06 inHg 1,017.828 hPa
Cloud Base Altitude: 2,721 ft 830 m
METAR REPORT Note: "7WA7" is the official FAA designation for Kautz Helibase)
METAR 7WA7 281615Z AUTO 25005G10KT 25SM 08/07 A3003 RMK A02 SLP178 T00830073 4/001 401840052
NOTE: This site has no cloud height or ceiling information!
WIND*
DIRECTION SPEED GUST
WSW (248°)
4.9 kt
5.6 mph
9.9 kt
11.4 mph
VISIBILITY*
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
23.65 mi
38.06 km
46.60 mi
75.00 km
0.36 mi
0.59 km
PRESENT WEATHER*
SYNOP CODE METAR CODE DECODED
0
No significant weather observed
AIR TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
46.9 °F
8.3 °C
65.1 °F
18.4 °C
41.4 °F
5.2 °C
Feels Like: 39.0 - 42.5 °F (3.9 - 5.8 °C)
DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
45.1 °F
7.3 °C
51.6 °F
10.9 °C
41.0 °F
5.0 °C
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
93.2 %
100 %
58.8 %
AIR PRESSURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
27.61 inHg
935.0 hPa
27.61 inHg
935.0 hPa
27.54 inHg
932.6 hPa
RAINFALL**
1-HR 24-HR
0.00 in
0.00 in
10-HOUR FUEL TEMPERATURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
47.7 °F
8.7 °C
93.9 °F
34.4 °C
38.7 °F
3.7 °C
10-HOUR FUEL MOISTURE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
21.2 %
25.0 %
7.4 %
SNOW DEPTH
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
0.7 in
1.80 cm
1.14 in
2.90 cm
0.67 in
1.70 cm
BATTERY VOLTAGE
CURRENT 24-HR MAX 24-HR MIN
13.8 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