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Lowe Airport (5KY5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:15 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHVC), 5KY5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lowe Airport in Cadiz, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHVC): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lowe Airport (5KY5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cadiz, KY at a field elevation of 498 ft. 5KY5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHVC, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,150 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHOP.

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VFR
Observed 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHVC, 16.1 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHVC 280015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3021 RMK A01

What changed at KHVC (nearest station)?

Since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5KY5

Based on the nearest station (KHVC), 5KY5 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 498 ft). 5KY5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHOP, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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5KY5 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
    3,150 × 40 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5KY5
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
061200Z10Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

5KY5 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 5KY5

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

PIREP2311Z (6:11 PM CDT) · 98 NM NE of 5KY5 · 25,000 ft MSL · PC12
light mx icing
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SDF UA /OV EWO270015/TM 2311/FL250/TP PC12/TA M21/IC LGT MX
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EWO270015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2311Reported at 23:11 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M21Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT MXIcing: light mx.
PIREP2255Z (5:55 PM CDT) · 61 NM NE of 5KY5 · 18,000 ft MSL · PC12
light chop turbulence
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OWB UA /OV OWB/TM 2255/FL180/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB LGT CHOP /IC NEG
OWB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OWBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2255Reported at 22:55 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2237Z (5:37 PM CDT) · 18 NM SE of 5KY5 · 20,000 ft MSL · PC12
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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HOP UA /OV HOP/TM 2237/FL200/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME41
HOP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HOPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2237Reported at 22:37 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
RM ZME41Remarks.
PIREP2140Z (4:40 PM CDT) · 97 NM S of 5KY5 · 33,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light to moderate chop turbulence
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MSL UA /OV MSL360030/TM 2140/FL330/TP B738/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME32
MSL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSL360030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2140Reported at 21:40 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light to moderate chop.
RM ZME32Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5KY5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHVC reported mostly VFR across 59 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 0/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: 12 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 10

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.

36
63%
18
37%

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Live crosswind meter

5KY5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHVC, 16 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Asphalt · 3,150 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lowe Airport (5KY5) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5KY5
City
Cadiz
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
498 ft
Coordinates
36.8624, -87.7900
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,150 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHVC
TAF
Nearest KHOP
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
22h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lowe Airport (5KY5)

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 Lowe Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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