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Bleakley Ranch Airport (5TE2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRYW), 5TE2 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Bleakley Ranch Airport in Dripping Springs, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRYW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Bleakley Ranch Airport (5TE2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dripping Springs, TX at a field elevation of 1,384 ft. 5TE2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRYW, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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MVFR
Observed 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRYW, 18.7 nm away.

Wind
190° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 66°F / 19°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,600 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRYW 281635Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT016 BKN020 24/19 A3022 RMK AO2 T02420191

What changed at KRYW (nearest station)?

Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 5TE2

Based on the nearest station (KRYW), 5TE2 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,384 ft). 5TE2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 25 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
14FAV2 kt head2 kt right
322 kt tail2 kt left

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5TE2 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 14/32
    2,800 × 100 ft · GRAVEL
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5TE2
    Wind
    14
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    32
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061205Z11Z16Z

Over the last 11 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 2,000 ft.

5TE2 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 5TE2

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

PIREP1639Z (11:39 AM CDT) · 45 NM S of 5TE2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light turbulence
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SAT UA /OV KSAT/TM 1639/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1639Reported at 16:39 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1617Z (11:17 AM CDT) · 25 NM E of 5TE2 · 1,200 ft MSL · A319
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1617/FL012/TP A319/SK OVC 012
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1613Z (11:13 AM CDT) · 36 NM NE of 5TE2 · during climb · DA42
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GTU UA /OV 1 SE/TM 1613/FLDURC/TP DA42/SK OVC006
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 SELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1613Reported at 16:13 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP DA42Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC006Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1610Z (11:10 AM CDT) · 51 NM W of 5TE2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B36M
occasional light chop turbulence
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ERV UA /OV KCSI230020/TM 1610/FL340/TP B36M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
ERV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCSI230020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1610Reported at 16:10 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B36MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1608Z (11:08 AM CDT) · 98 NM NE of 5TE2 · during climb · P28A
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CNW UA /OV CNW180003/TM 1608/FL010/TP P28A/SK OVC010-TOP UNKN/RM DURC
CNW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CNW180003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1608Reported at 16:08 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010-TOP UNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 34 NM S of 5TE2 · 4,500 ft MSL · A321
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SAT UA /OV 5 NE SAT/TM 1604/FL045/TP A321/SK B-022 T-045
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5 NE SATLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
SK B-022 T-045Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1600Z (11:00 AM CDT) · 51 NM N of 5TE2 · 1,800 ft MSL · AH64
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GRK UA/OV KHLR/TM 1600/FL018/TP AH64/SK OVC018-TOPUNKN
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KHLRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1600Reported at 16:00 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP AH64Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1559Z (10:59 AM CDT) · 45 NM N of 5TE2 · 39,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRK UA /OV AGJ150015/TM 1559/FL390/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
GRK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AGJ150015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1559Reported at 15:59 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5TE2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRYW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 33 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 21%MVFR 42%IFR 12%LIFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: LIFR → IFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

14
58%
32
42%

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Live crosswind meter

5TE2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRYW, 19 nm away.

N14323 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Gravel · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Bleakley Ranch Airport (5TE2)
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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
5TE2
City
Dripping Springs
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,384 ft
Coordinates
30.2252, -98.1420
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRYW
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Bleakley Ranch Airport (5TE2)

Community-submitted

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

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