// Station · 5m ago

KHOU

William P. Hobby Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 29.4°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 46 FT

29.6453°N / 95.2768°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

180°6 kt

KHOU · 46 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW022 SCT120 BKN250

T / Td

29 / 26

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/6 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, a few at 2,200 ft, scattered at 12,000 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 111353Z 18006KT 8SM FEW022 SCT120 BKN250 29/26 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S SLP182 CB DSNT S T02940256 $

KHOU · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,602'

13L HDG 130° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,148'

13R HDG 130° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,602'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

31R HDG 310° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

31L HDG 310° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T5 kt X4 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 +14°C

1,600FT

+1,554 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV46 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-96 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KERV (Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field, Kerrville, elev 1,617 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,894 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

11:30ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:25ZSUNSET

01:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (11h 53m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:53Z MOONSET22:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEFD

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ellington Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 7 NM E
AGE: 1h 4m ago

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

KT41

VFR

La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM E
AGE: 23m ago

KAXH

—

Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

KSGR

VFR

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

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