// Station · 32m ago

KIAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 97 FT

29.9844°N / 95.3414°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

180°6 kt

KIAH · 97 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT160 SCT250

T / Td

30 / 26

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,000 ft, scattered at 16,000 ft, and scattered 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 KIAH 111353Z 18006KT 10SM FEW030 SCT160 SCT250 30/26 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T03000256

KIAH · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 16,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

6 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 4 CAUTION

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable

15L★ HDG 150° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,001'

15R HDG 150° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT 10,000'

26R HDG 260° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

26L HDG 260° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

09 HDG 090° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

27 HDG 270° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

08L HDG 080° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

08R HDG 080° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

33R HDG 330° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

33L HDG 330° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +15°C

1,700FT

+1,603 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV97 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-56 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT160

Scattered · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,249 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (11h 27m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:53Z MOONSET22:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K6R3

VFR

Cleveland Municipal Airport · Cleveland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 200° / 13 ktG23
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

KAXH

VFR

Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon

WIND: 170° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KTME

VFR

Houston Executive Airport · Houston

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 31 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KT78

VFR

Liberty Municipal Airport · Liberty

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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