// Station · 8m ago

KDWH

David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,200 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 152 FT

30.0618°N / 95.5528°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

010°5 kt

KDWH · 152 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN012

LAYERS

BKN012 BKN018

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,200 ft. Light winds at 010°/5 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, broken at 1,200 ft, and broken at 1,800 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDWH 142253Z 01005KT 8SM BKN012 BKN018 26/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02560239 PNO

KDWH · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · broken layer at 1,200 ft · broken layer at 1,800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

35R★ HDG 350° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,500'

35L HDG 350° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT 7,009'

35W HDG 350° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT 2,530'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

17L HDG 170° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

17R HDG 170° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

17W HDG 170° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,152 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +11°C

1,300FT

+1,148 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV152 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT28 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMNZ (Hamilton Municipal Airport, Hamilton, elev 1,299 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN012

Broken · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,081 ft VFR MARGIN-1,800 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:31ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:39Z MOONSET01:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KIAH

MVFR

George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

KCXO

MVFR

Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC019
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KTME

VFR

Houston Executive Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KSGR

VFR

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KHOU

VFR

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 110° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 29 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

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