// Station · 6m ago

KHRL

Valley International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 150° / 16 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,400 ft

T/Td 31.1°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 36 FT

26.2285°N / 97.6544°W

LOCATION · Harlingen, US

WIND

150°16 kt

KHRL · 36 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/16G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN024

LAYERS

SCT019 BKN024 BKN032

T / Td

31 / 26

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,400 ft. Brisk winds at 150°/16 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,900 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, and broken at 3,200 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

SPECI KHRL 111503Z 15016G19KT 10SM SCT019 BKN024 BKN032 31/26 A3000 RMK AO2 T03110256

KHRL · day 11 at 15:03 UTC · wind from 150° at 16 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,900 ft · broken layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 3,200 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 16 ktG19

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

150°16G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13★ HDG 130° H15 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,257'

18L HDG 180° H14 kt X8 kt LEFT 5,950'

18R HDG 180° H14 kt X8 kt LEFT 9,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36R HDG 360° T14 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

36L HDG 360° T14 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T15 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,036 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 +16°C

1,900FT

+1,864 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV36 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-46 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSJT (San Angelo Regional Mathis Field, San Angelo, elev 1,919 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN032

Broken · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN024

Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT019

Scattered · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,743 ft VFR MARGIN-600 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:46ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:27ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (10h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:12Z MOONSET22:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KPIL

MVFR

Port Isabel Cameron County Airport · Port Isabel

WIND: 150° / 13 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KBRO

VFR

Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · Brownsville

WIND: 140° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KEBG

VFR

South Texas International at Edinburg Airport · Edinburg

WIND: 180° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

MMMA

MVFR → VFR 00Z

General Servando Canales International Airport · Matamoros

WIND: 160° / 10 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KMFE

MVFR → VFR 20Z

McAllen Miller International Airport · McAllen

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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