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Forest Hill Airport (4TX3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KF00), 4TX3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Forest Hill Airport in Petty, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KF00): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Forest Hill Airport (4TX3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Petty, TX at a field elevation of 525 ft. 4TX3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KF00, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDUA.

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VFR
Observed 1735Z (12:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KF00, 17.5 nm away.

Wind
210° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
79°F / 26°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 26°C (79°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KF00 271735Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A3018 RMK AO2

What changed at KF00 (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 180° to 210°.

Current pilot readout for 4TX3

Based on the nearest station (KF00), 4TX3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 525 ft). 4TX3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDUA, about 33 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV7 kt head3 kt right
367 kt tail4 kt left

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4TX3 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,450 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4TX3
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071417Z05Z17Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4TX3 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 4TX3

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1549Z (10:49 AM CDT) · 76 NM NE of 4TX3 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE33
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RKR UA /OV PGO180015/TM 1549/FL090/TP BE33/WX LGT RA/TB NEG/RM ZFW27
RKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PGO180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1549Reported at 15:49 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE33Aircraft type reporting.
WX LGT RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW27Remarks.
PIREP1509Z (10:09 AM CDT) · 37 NM S of 4TX3 · 17,000 ft MSL · E170
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GVT UA /OV GVT/TM 1509/FL170/TP E170/SK SKC/RM ZFW83
GVT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GVTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1509Reported at 15:09 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW83Remarks.
PIREP1509Z (10:09 AM CDT) · 86 NM W of 4TX3 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
intermittent light chop turbulence
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MWL UA /OV UKW120020/TM 1509/FL340/TP A320/TB INTMT LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
MWL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UKW120020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1509Reported at 15:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
RM ZFW47Remarks.
PIREP1505Z (10:05 AM CDT) · 53 NM NE of 4TX3 · 32,000 ft MSL · E170
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PRX UA /OV PRX010050/TM 1505/FL320/TP E170/TB NEG/RM ZFW42
PRX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PRX010050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1505Reported at 15:05 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZFW42Remarks.
PIREP1504Z (10:04 AM CDT) · 74 NM NW of 4TX3 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE33
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1F0 UA /OV ADM/TM 1504/FL090/TP BE33/TB NEG 090/RM ZFW53
1F0 UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ADMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1504Reported at 15:04 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE33Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 090Turbulence: none reported 090.
RM ZFW53Remarks.
PIREP1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) · 100 NM W of 4TX3 · 16,000 ft MSL · B737
light clear icing
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DFW UA /OV DFW285036/TM 1435/FL160/TP B737/IC LGT CLR
DFW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DFW285036Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT CLRIcing: light clear.
PIREP1356Z (8:56 AM CDT) · 100 NM W of 4TX3 · 14,000 ft MSL · C510
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SPS UA /OV UKW/TM 1356/FL140/TP C510/SK LGT CHOP/RM ZFW75
SPS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UKWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1356Reported at 13:56 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP C510Aircraft type reporting.
SK LGT CHOPSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW75Remarks.
PIREP1352Z (8:52 AM CDT) · 37 NM SE of 4TX3 · 8,000 ft MSL · BE58
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SLR UA /OV SLR090010/TM 1352/FL080/TP BE58/SK BASE AT 020-090/RM ZFW83
SLR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SLR090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1352Reported at 13:52 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP BE58Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE AT 020-090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZFW83Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 4TX3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KF00 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
68%
36
32%

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Live crosswind meter

4TX3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KF00, 18 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 24° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,450 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Forest Hill Airport (4TX3)
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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
4TX3
City
Petty
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
525 ft
Coordinates
33.6612, -95.8336
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,450 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KF00
TAF
Nearest KDUA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Forest Hill Airport (4TX3)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Forest Hill Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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