Seven Cs Ranch Airport (0XA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCOT), 0XA4 is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Seven Cs Ranch Airport in Encinal, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCOT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Seven Cs Ranch Airport (0XA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Encinal, TX at a field elevation of 336 ft. 0XA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCOT, about 33 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 5,005 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCOT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCOT, 32.9 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KCOT 280953Z AUTO 11005KT 6SM BR OVC002 20/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02000194
What changed at KCOT (nearest station)?
Since the 0942Z (4:42 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility improved from 4 SM to 6 SM.
Current pilot readout for 0XA4
Based on the nearest station (KCOT), 0XA4 is currently LIFR with winds from 110° at 5 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 336 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 5,005 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 33 | 5,005 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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0XA4 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 15/335,005 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0XA4Wind
- 15
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→5 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → 200 ft.
0XA4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0XA4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCOT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 43 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 75%
- 33
- 25%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0923Z (4:23 AM CDT)
TAF KCOT 280923Z 2809/2906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 TEMPO 2809/2813 3SM BR BKN003 FM281700 11006KT P6SM FEW025 BKN040 OVC120 PROB30 2900/2906 P6SM -SHRA BKN025
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Live crosswind meter
0XA4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCOT, 33 nm away.
Wind is 43° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0XA4
- City
- Encinal
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 336 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.9969, -98.8822
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,005 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCOT
- TAF
- Nearest KCOT
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Seven Cs Ranch Airport (0XA4)
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