// Station · 57m ago

KIAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 97 FT

29.9844°N / 95.3414°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KIAH · 97 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC110

LAYERS

FEW020 FEW075 OVC110

T / Td

19 / 19

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,000 ft, a few at 7,500 ft, and overcast at 11,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KIAH 270853Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW020 FEW075 OVC110 19/19 A2984 RMK AO2 TSE35 SLP104 OCNL LTGICCCCG DSNT NE-S TS MOVD E CB DSNT NE-S MOV E P0044 60087 T01940189 50006

KIAH · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 10 ends

15L HDG 150° —CALM —— 12,001'

33R HDG 330° —CALM —— 12,001'

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 10,000'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 10,000'

15R HDG 150° —CALM —— 10,000'

33L HDG 330° —CALM —— 10,000'

08R HDG 080° —CALM —— 9,402'

26L HDG 260° —CALM —— 9,402'

08L HDG 080° —CALM —— 9,000'

26R HDG 260° —CALM —— 9,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,097 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

+603 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV97 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT174 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW075

Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,895 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:16ZSUNSET

01:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:43Z (15h 52m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:04Z MOONSET09:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KIAH.

// 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 →