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H Young Ranch Airport (4XS6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KT82), 4XS6 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 10 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,200 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near H Young Ranch Airport in Willow City, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KT82): conditions and runway crosswinds.

H Young Ranch Airport (4XS6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Willow City, TX at a field elevation of 1,700 ft. 4XS6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KT82, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,085 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAT.

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

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KT82, 15.9 nm away.

Wind
160° 10 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,200 ft
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 64°F / 18°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 2,700 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,200 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KT82 281735Z AUTO 16010G15KT 10SM BKN022 OVC027 24/18 A3018 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for 4XS6

Based on the nearest station (KT82), 4XS6 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 10 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 2,850 ft (field elevation 1,700 ft). 4XS6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAT, about 53 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
15FAV10 kt head1 kt right
339 kt tail3 kt right (g5)

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4XS6 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 15/33
    2,085 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4XS6
    Wind
    15
    10 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    33
    9 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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.

4XS6 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.

Recent aviation weather trends at 4XS6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 17%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 25

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.

15
77%
33
23%

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Live crosswind meter

4XS6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KT82, 16 nm away.

N153310 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
1 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,085 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of H Young Ranch Airport (4XS6)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4XS6
City
Willow City
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,700 ft
Coordinates
30.3971, -98.6585
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,085 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KT82
TAF
Nearest KSAT
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for H Young Ranch Airport (4XS6)

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

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