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Deer Meadows Airstrip (8PA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHZL), 8PA3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Deer Meadows Airstrip in Weatherly, PA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHZL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Deer Meadows Airstrip (8PA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Weatherly, PA at a field elevation of 1,210 ft. 8PA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHZL, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAVP.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHZL, 11.5 nm away.

Wind
200° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.47"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.47 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHZL 281535Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3047 RMK AO2

What changed at KHZL (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 8PA3

Based on the nearest station (KHZL), 8PA3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 26. Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 1,210 ft). 8PA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAVP, about 21 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
26FAV2 kt head2 kt left
082 kt tail2 kt right

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8PA3 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 08/26
    3,500 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8PA3
    Wind
    08
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    26
    2 kt headwind · 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
061215Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

8PA3 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 8PA3

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

PIREP1538Z (11:38 AM EDT) · 55 NM W of 8PA3 · 1,600 ft MSL · SR22
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IPT UA /OV 3E/TM 1538/FL016/TP SR22/RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSL
IPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 3ELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
RM CLOUD BASES 016 MSLRemarks.
PIREP1431Z (10:31 AM EDT) · 53 NM W of 8PA3 · 3,200 ft MSL · C56X
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MDT UA /OV SEG/TM 1431/FL032/TP C56X/SK BASES017 TOPS023/TA TA 16
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1431Reported at 14:31 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES017 TOPS023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA TA 16Outside air temperature, °C.
PIREP1340Z (9:40 AM EDT) · 81 NM SW of 8PA3 · 1,000 ft MSL · P28A
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CXY UA /OV N94 /TM 1340 /FL010 /TP P28A /SK OVC010 /RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BR
CXY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV N94Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1340Reported at 13:40 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP P28AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM FV 02-03SM PATCHY BRRemarks.
PIREP1304Z (9:04 AM EDT) · 73 NM SW of 8PA3 · 3,000 ft MSL · B737
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MDT UA /OV HAR/TM 1304/FL030/TP B737/SK TOPS030
MDT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HARLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1304Reported at 13:04 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1255Z (8:55 AM EDT) · 80 NM NE of 8PA3 · 35,000 ft MSL · BCS3
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POU UA /OV IGN260015/TM 1255/FL350/TP BCS3/TB NEG
POU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IGN260015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1255Reported at 12:55 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1022Z (6:22 AM EDT) · 47 NM SW of 8PA3 · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL2434
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ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 1022 F360 255/058KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL2434 4033N 07635W 102…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8PA3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHZL reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,900 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 8

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.

26
60%
08
40%

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Live crosswind meter

8PA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHZL, 12 nm away.

N26083 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 49° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Deer Meadows Airstrip (8PA3)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8PA3
City
Weatherly
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Elevation
1,210 ft
Coordinates
40.9959, -75.7405
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHZL
TAF
Nearest KAVP
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
6h 15m

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Pilot PIREPs for Deer Meadows Airstrip (8PA3)

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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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