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// Station · 22m ago

KHOU

William P. Hobby Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft
T/Td 26.7°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 46 FT
29.6453°N / 95.2768°W
LOCATION · Houston, US
N
WIND
190°6 kt
KHOU · 46 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN110
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW025 SCT036 BKN110 BKN250
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,500 ft, scattered at 3,600 ft, broken at 11,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 ft. 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 KHOU 111553Z 19006KT 10SM FEW025 SCT036 BKN110 BKN250 27/24 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-E RAE42 TSB1459E44 SLP189 TS MOV NE CB DSNT NW P0005 T02670239 $

KHOU · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 3,600 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
190°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
22 HDG 220° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,602'
13L HDG 130° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,148'
13R HDG 130° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,602'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
31R HDG 310° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
31L HDG 310° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
04 HDG 040° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,046 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
+1,254 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,400 1,650 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV46 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-116 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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,531 FT FEW025 SCT036 BKN110 · CEILING BKN250 KHOU ELEV · 46 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN250
Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN110
Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT036
Scattered · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW025
Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,531 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:30ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
01:25ZSUNSET
01:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (9h 37m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:58Z MOONSET22:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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