US-8610 Weather Webster County Community Hospital Heliport

Red Cloud, KansasElevation 1,742 ftHeliport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KHSI · 31 NM N · 11 min old

Ceiling 3,300 ft, visibility 8 SM, rain.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KHSI

WIND

010@9

steady

VISIBILITY

8 SM

12.9 km

CEILING

3,300 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 10° at 9 kt, visibility 8 SM, temperature 13C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight showers and thunderstorms, low near 55F, 84% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Monday: winds up to 26 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Showers And Thunderstorms	55	ENE 9 kt	–	84%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	69/44	SE 13 kt	26 kt	72%	Strong winds in the forecast
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	67/53	SE 9 kt	–	12%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	75/51	S 9 kt	–	5%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	74/55	E 4 kt	–	21%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	74/54	SSE 13 kt	–	62%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	67/50	S 9 kt	–	52%
Sunday	Partly Sunny	65	W 4 kt	–	7%

Source: National Weather Service (office GID). Forecast issued 0138Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for US-8610. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,742 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2340Z 6:40 PM

Sunrise

1256Z 7:56 AM

Loggable night

0008Z (7:08 PM local) → 1228Z (7:28 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1256Z (7:56 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0040Z (7:40 PM local) → 1156Z (6:56 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Webster County Community Hospital Heliport is in Red Cloud, Kansas. Field elevation 1,742 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

TypeHeliport

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAUS-8610

RegionKansas

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.0915, -98.5286

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-8610 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KHSI (31 NM N, VFR).

KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport

VFR

KEAR Kearney Regional Airport

44 NM NW

IFR

KCNK Blosser Municipal Airport

52 NM SE

VFR

KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗US-8610 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does US-8610 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for US-8610. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does US-8610 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for US-8610. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at US-8610?

US-8610 sits at 1,742 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8610?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.