William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 6:34 AM CDT, Oct 29, KHOU is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KHOU right now.
Live aviation weather for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, TX, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Houston, TX at a field elevation of 46 ft. KHOU reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (04/22, 13L/31R, 13R/31L), the longest 7,602 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 600 ft, a few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 20,000 ft.
SPECI KHOU 291134Z 07007KT 10SM FEW006 FEW015 BKN200 21/19 A3011 RMK AO2 T02060189
Current runway configuration at KHOU
As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.
Updated 1 h ago (1053Z / 5:53 AM CDT)
This configuration has been stated since 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT).
What changed at KHOU?
Since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1053Z (5:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for KHOU
KHOU is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 20,000 ft ceiling. The D-ATIS states arrivals on runway 13R and departures on runway 13R; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 6 kt; the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (04). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 46 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KHOU by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued 30 ground stops and 8 ground delay programs for HOU between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 32 days. Thunderstorms were the most common reason (20 of 38). A typical ground stop lasted about 1 h 7 min.
KHOU reported VFR in 83% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 271 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and February the least, with IFR or worse 18% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 6% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 2%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, the southeast-facing ends (13L, 13R) had the best headwind 42% of the time, runway 04 22%, and winds were calm 15% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 63 days a year. 48% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 3% of the time.
HOU departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time across 54,632 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (92%) and after 9 PM did worst (58%).
Fog was reported on about 35 days a year, and fog or mist on 119. February and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 13% of hours, against 1% in August.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
D-ATIS
Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.
HOU ATIS INFO L 1053Z. 09005KT 10SM FEW110 BKN250 20/18 A3011 (THREE ZERO ONE ONE). ILS APPROACH RY 13R APPROACH IN USE. LNDG AND DEPG RWY 13R. GROUND CONTROL COMBINED WITH TOW ER ON118.7. NOTAMS... RUNWAY 13L, 31R, 22, 4 CLOSED. TAXIWAY B, H 2, K 1, K 2, TWY D BTWN TWY Z AND TWY M CLSD. TWY J BTWN RWY 4 AND TWY K CLSD. TWY R BTWN RWY 22 AND K CLSD. TWY C BTWN TWY Z AND TWY K CLOSED. CRANE 2.5 NM NORTH WEST AOB 120 FT. CRANE 1 NM SOUTH EAST AOB 50 FT. BIRD ACTIVITY VICINITY HOU ARPT. READBACK ALL RWY HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS. ALL ACFT TAXI WITH TRANSPONDER ON. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO L.
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04FAV | 7,602 ft | CON | 6 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 13L | 5,148 ft | CON | 3 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 13R | 7,602 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 31L | 7,602 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 31R | 5,148 ft | CON | 3 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 22 | 7,602 ft | CON | 6 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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KHOU runways
3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Closed (D-ATIS)Runway 04/227,602 × 150 ft · CONCurrent usenot in the stated configurationWind
- 04
- 6 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 6 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Closed (D-ATIS)Runway 13L/31R5,148 × 100 ft · CONCurrent usenot in the stated configurationWind
- 13L
- 3 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 31R
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 13R/31L7,602 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent use13RARR/DEPWind
- 13R
- 3 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 31L
- 3 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
2 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the D-ATISstates; 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 20,000 ft.
KHOU weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KHOU
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BPT UA /OV BPT120003/TM 1109/FL010/TP CRJ7/RM VFR SMOOTH DURC RY12
BPT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BPT120003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1109Reported at 11:09 UTC.FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.RM VFR SMOOTH DURC RY12Remarks.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV KDAS290010/TM 0656/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KDAS290010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0656Reported at 06:56 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft 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 KHOU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KHOU reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 49%
- 13L/13R
- 46%
- 31L/31R
- 4%
- 22
- 1%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1120Z (6:20 AM CDT)
TAF KHOU 291120Z 2912/3012 VRB04KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM291600 10010KT P6SM FEW050 OVC120 FM300200 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHOU's own weather station.
Wind is 64° off runway 13R, the runway in use per D-ATIS.
Asphalt · 7,602 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 13L/31R, 13R/31L drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near KHOU
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near KHOU.
View all active US TFRs → · Official FAA TFR ↗
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A · Jet A-1
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air freight · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Large airport
- ICAO
- KHOU
- IATA
- HOU
- FAA LID
- HOU
- City
- Houston
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.6453, -95.2768
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,602 ft
- Weather reporting
- METAR · D-ATIS
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 124.6 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 45m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KHOU
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KHOU reported VFR conditions during about 82.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 271 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; February had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 7.0 kt, calm 12.2% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 71.1 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 61.2 | 21.2 | 11.2 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 67.3 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 68.4 | 24.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| May | 79.6 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 93.8 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 95.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 96.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 92.6 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 89.1 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 80.4 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 66.4 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 6.7 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7.8 kt |
| Feb | 8.3 kt |
| Mar | 8.2 kt |
| Apr | 8.4 kt |
| May | 7.7 kt |
| Jun | 6.3 kt |
| Jul | 5.6 kt |
| Aug | 5.3 kt |
| Sep | 5.6 kt |
| Oct | 6.3 kt |
| Nov | 6.9 kt |
| Dec | 7.5 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KHOU airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU)
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