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Grimes Field (AL74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMOB), AL74 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Grimes Field in Semmes, AL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMOB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Grimes Field (AL74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Semmes, AL at a field elevation of 215 ft. AL74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMOB, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMOB.

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VFR
Observed 1856Z (1:56 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMOB, 5.5 nm away.

Wind
040° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
78°F / 26°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, a few clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 26°C (78°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMOB 281856Z COR 04005KT 10SM FEW035 FEW200 26/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02560117

What changed at KMOB (nearest station)?

Since the 1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.18 inHg.

Current pilot readout for AL74

Based on the nearest station (KMOB), AL74 is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 215 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV5 kt head1 kt left
235 kt tail1 kt right

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AL74 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 05/23
    1,800 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at AL74
    Wind
    05
    5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    23
    5 kt tailwind · 1 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

AL74 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 AL74

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

PIREP1602Z (11:02 AM CDT) · 64 NM NE of AL74 · 30,000 ft MSL · B738
light to moderate chop turbulence
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GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1602/FL300/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1602Reported at 16:02 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.
PIREP1450Z (9:50 AM CDT) · 52 NM NW of AL74 · 27,000 ft MSL · C68A
light to moderate 270 turbulence
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MEI UA /OV MEI170050/TM 1450/FL270/TP C68A/TB LGT-MOD 270/RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46
MEI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MEI170050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1450Reported at 14:50 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 270Turbulence: light to moderate 270.
RM SMALL POCKET. ZME 46Remarks.
PIREP1416Z (9:16 AM CDT) · 64 NM NE of AL74 · 29,000 ft MSL · B737
light to moderate chop turbulence
Show raw report
GZH UA /OV MVC/TM 1416/FL290/TP B737/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZTLFD 11
GZH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1416Reported at 14:16 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOPTurbulence: light to moderate chop.
RM ZTLFD 11Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at AL74

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMOB reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 20,000 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

05
93%
23
7%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KMOB 281720Z 2818/2918 05007KT P6SM FEW035 FEW200

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Live crosswind meter

AL74 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMOB, 5.5 nm away.

N05235 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Grimes Field (AL74)
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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
AL74
City
Semmes
State
Alabama
Country
United States
Elevation
215 ft
Coordinates
30.7644, -88.3058
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMOB
TAF
Nearest KMOB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Grimes Field (AL74)

Community-submitted

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

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