// Station · 5m ago

KGLS

Scholes International At Galveston Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

29.2653°N / 94.8604°W

LOCATION · Galveston, US

WIND

190°6 kt

KGLS · 6 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW026 SCT035

T / Td

31 / 26

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,600 ft, and scattered at 3,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KGLS 111352Z 19006KT 10SM FEW026 SCT035 31/26 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND W AND NW SLP182 T03060256

KGLS · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,001'

14 HDG 140° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,006 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 +15°C

1,700FT

+1,694 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-147 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOM (Coleman Municipal Airport, Coleman, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

SCT035

Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW026

Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:22ZSUNSET

01:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (11h 52m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:52Z MOONSET22:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

KEFD

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ellington Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KT41

VFR

La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KHOU

VFR

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

KLBX

VFR

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · Angleton

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →