Temple Ranch Airport (42XS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KNOG), 42XS has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Temple Ranch Airport in Freer, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KNOG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Temple Ranch Airport (42XS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Freer, TX at a field elevation of 500 ft. 42XS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KNOG, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KNOG, 19 nm away.
Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 kt, visibility visibility not reported, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg.
METAR KNOG 281356Z AUTO 02003KT CLR 21/21 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02110211 PNO $
What changed at KNOG (nearest station)?
Since the 1256Z (7:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1256Z (7:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 42XS
Based on the nearest station (KNOG), 42XS has no current flight category, but is reporting with winds from 020° at 3 knots, visibility not reported, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (31). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 42XS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALI, about 24 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31FAV | 5,000 ft | ASPH | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 13 | 5,000 ft | ASPH | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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42XS 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 13/315,000 × 75 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 42XSWind
- 13
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 31
- 1 kt headwind · 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 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
42XS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 42XS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MFE UA /OV MFE030045/TM 1350/FL340/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
MFE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MFE030045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1350Reported at 13:50 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
VCT UA /OV 3E/TM 1315/FL030/TP C208/WX 10SM HZ
VCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.WX 10SM HZWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
CRP UA /OV KCRP330045/TM 1240/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CRP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KCRP330045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1240Reported at 12:40 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 3 NW KSAT/TM 1013/FL014/TP B763/SK BASE OVC014
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1013Reported at 10:13 UTC.FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC014Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAT UA /OV 5 NW KSAT/TM 0945/FL016/TP B757/SK BASE OVC016
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NW KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0945Reported at 09:45 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP B757Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE OVC016Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42XS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KNOG reported mostly marginal VFR across 35 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 57%
- 31
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
42XS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KNOG, 19 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 31, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42XS
- City
- Freer
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 27.9574, -98.4039
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KNOG
- TAF
- Nearest KALI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Temple Ranch Airport (42XS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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