// Station · 56m ago

KEFD

Ellington Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 32 FT

29.6073°N / 95.1588°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

270°4 kt

KEFD · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

FEW014 BKN060

T / Td

20 / 18

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 270°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,400 ft, and broken at 6,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KEFD 270954Z 27004KT 10SM -RA FEW014 BKN060CB 20/18 A2984

KEFD · day 27 at 09:54 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · weather: -RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

270°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 9,001'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 9,001'

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 4,609'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 4,609'

Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +5°C

700FT

+668 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT109 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSKF (Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, elev 691 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+7%

-5%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+5%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW014

Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,133 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:14ZSUNSET

01:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (14h 51m) DAY LENGTH13h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:06Z MOONSET09:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KHOU

MVFR → VFR 19Z

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 7 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KIAH

VFR → MVFR 14Z

George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

KGLS

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 26 NM SE
AGE: 58m ago

KSGR

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KLBX

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · Angleton

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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