// Station · 18m ago

KSGR

Sugar Land Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 82 FT

29.6223°N / 95.6565°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

170°10 kt

KSGR · 82 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW018

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,800 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 KSGR 111453Z 17010KT 10SM FEW018 28/24 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SW SLP185 T02780244 53012

KSGR · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,082 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 +13°C

1,400FT

+1,318 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV82 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-80 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWD (Brownwood Regional Airport, Brownwood, elev 1,387 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,122 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:31ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (10h 42m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:57Z MOONSET22:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KAXH

VFR

Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KTME

VFR

Houston Executive Airport · Houston

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN039
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KHOU

IFR → VFR 16Z

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KEFD

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ellington Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

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