Flight planning: Jacqueline Cochran Regional TRM / KTRM
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Palm Springs, California, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- BE58 at 2,800 ft, 63 nm southwest, 3:52 pm PDT (22:52 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
SEE UA /OV SEE32005/TM 2252/FL028/TP BE58/SK OVC030/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEE
- Where
- SEE32005
- Time
- 22:52 UTC
- Height
- at 2,800 ft
- Aircraft
- BE58
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- S22T at 1,200 ft, 63 nm southwest, 2:22 pm PDT (21:22 UTC): overcast from 3,500 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
SEE UA /OV KSEE32005/TM 2122/FL012/TP S22T/SK OVC035-TOP060/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEE
- Where
- KSEE32005
- Time
- 21:22 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- S22T
- Sky
- overcast from 3,500 ft, tops 6,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- C172 at 2,500 ft, 64 nm southwest, 3:34 pm PDT (22:34 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases 2,500 ft tops 4,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
CRQ UA /OV 1 MI WEST/TM 2234/FL025/TP C172/SK BKN/RM BASES 025 TOPS 040
- Report
- a routine report filed through CRQ
- Where
- 1 mi west
- Time
- 22:34 UTC
- Height
- at 2,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Sky
- a broken layer
- Remarks
- bases 2,500 ft tops 4,000 ft
- SR22 descending, 66 nm southwest, 3:43 pm PDT (22:43 UTC): overcast from 2,600 ft to 6,000 ft, remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
MYF UA /OV MYF100010/TM 2243/FLUNKN/TP SR22/SK OVC026-TOP060/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through MYF
- Where
- 10 nm east (100°) of MYF
- Time
- 22:43 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- SR22
- Sky
- overcast from 2,600 ft, tops 6,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- M20P at 6,000 ft, 70 nm southwest, 2:06 pm PDT (21:06 UTC): remarks: bases 2,800 ft tops 5,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
MYF UA /OV MYF290005/TM 2106/FL060/TP M20P/RM BASES 028 TOPS 050
- Report
- a routine report filed through MYF
- Where
- 5 nm west (290°) of MYF
- Time
- 21:06 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- M20P
- Remarks
- bases 2,800 ft tops 5,000 ft
- CL30 at 24,000 ft, 72 nm north, 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft, light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: during the climb zlawc.
as filed, and in English
DAG UA /OV HEC/TM 2100/FL240/TP CL30/TA M03/TB MOD CAT OCNL 190-240/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC ZLAWC AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through DAG
- Where
- over HEC
- Time
- 21:00 UTC
- Height
- at 24,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL30
- Temperature
- −3 °C
- Turbulence
- moderate clear-air turbulence occasional from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- during the climb zlawc
- B737 at 2,700 ft, 75 nm southwest, 4:18 pm PDT (23:18 UTC): remarks: bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV 2 MI WEST/TM 2318/FL027/TP B737/RM BASES 027 TOPS 047
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- 2 mi west
- Time
- 23:18 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- bases 2,700 ft tops 4,700 ft
- E55P at 2,700 ft, 75 nm southwest, 4:11 pm PDT (23:11 UTC): a broken layer from 2,700 ft to 3,500 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2311/FL027/TP E55P/SK BKN027/TOP035
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 23:11 UTC
- Height
- at 2,700 ft
- Aircraft
- E55P
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,700 ft; TOP035
- B739 at 2,800 ft, 75 nm southwest, 3:41 pm PDT (22:41 UTC): remarks: bases 2,800 ft tops 4,800 ft.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV 1 MI WEST/TM 2241/FL028/TP B739/RM BASES 028 TOPS 048
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- 1 mi west
- Time
- 22:41 UTC
- Height
- at 2,800 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Remarks
- bases 2,800 ft tops 4,800 ft
- B38M at 2,500 ft, 75 nm southwest, 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC): a broken layer from 2,500 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: during the descent RY27.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2204/FL025/TP B38M/SK BKN025-TOP080/RM DURD RY27
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 22:04 UTC
- Height
- at 2,500 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,500 ft, tops 8,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent RY27
- B737 at 3,400 ft, 75 nm southwest, 2:06 pm PDT (21:06 UTC): remarks: during the descent.
as filed, and in English
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 2106/FL034/TP B737/SK BASES 034/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through SAN
- Where
- over SAN
- Time
- 21:06 UTC
- Height
- at 3,400 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- bases 3,400 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- C525 at 2,000 ft, 76 nm southwest, 3:11 pm PDT (22:11 UTC): remarks: bases of clouds at 2000.
as filed, and in English
SDM UA /OV 4NM WEST/TM 2211/FL020/TP C525/RM BASES OF CLOUDS AT 2000
- Report
- a routine report filed through SDM
- Where
- 4NM west
- Time
- 22:11 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- C525
- Remarks
- bases of clouds at 2000
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point BLH, 72 nm east of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 22 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 24 knots | 11 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 23 knots | 5 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 26 knots | 0 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 38 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 52 knots | -19 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 58 knots | -28 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 69 knots | -34 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 59 knots | -45 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm northwest · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 33 nm south · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Jacqueline Cochran Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.