Grand Forks Air Force Base

KRDR · North Dakota, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Grand Forks Air Force Base 18/36
Wind: 9 kt, 3 beaufort

2 kt

9 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 5,500
METAR KRDR 070255Z 08009KT 10SM OVC055 15/10 A2948 RMK AO2A RAE14 SLP988 P0006 60018 T01520104 50002 $

METAR Grand Forks Air Force Base - KRDR/RDR

Grand Forks Air Force Base is a midsized airport in North Dakota, United States. The airport is located at latitude 47.96128 and longitude -97.40081. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KRDR. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is RDR. The airport's IATA code is RDR. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Grand Forks Air Force Base on May 6, 2024 21:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 9 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 15 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 72%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.48 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:51. This applies to Grand Forks Air Force Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 180°-360° 9 kt 2 kt 98 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

5,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 15.2 °C
Dewpoint 10.4 °C
Rel. humidity 72%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2AAutomatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation. The measurements are checked by a human.
RAE14Rain ended at 14, ended at
SLP988Sea level pressure is 29.49 inHg (29.49 inHg)
P0006Water equivalent of rainfall since previous observation is 0.06 inch (0.0 mm)
60018Water equivalent of rainfall in the last 6 hours is 0.06 inch (0.0 mm)
T01520104Temperature is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F), dew point is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
50002

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:00 (6:59h)
Midday
13:26
Sunset
20:51

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