Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFOD), KPOH is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Pocahontas Municipal Airport in Pocahontas, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pocahontas, IA at a field elevation of 1,225 ft. KPOH has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOD, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (12/30, 18/36), the longest 4,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOD, 23.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KFOD 281156Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM BKN095 13/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP184 70029 T01330111 10139 20122 56005 $
What changed at KFOD (nearest station)?
Since the 1056Z (5:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1056Z (5:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KPOH
Based on the nearest station (KFOD), KPOH is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 12, 18. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,225 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,999 ft | GRS | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 12 | 4,100 ft | CON | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 30 | 4,100 ft | CON | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 1,999 ft | GRS | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KPOH runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 12/304,100 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPOHWind
- 12
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,999 × 135 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPOHWind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→4 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 9,500 ft.
KPOH 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 KPOH
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
DSM UUA /OV DSM050040/TM 1130/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 DURD
DSM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV DSM050040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 …Turbulence: moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KPOH
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFOD reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 46 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 18
- 53%
- 36
- 20%
- 12
- 17%
- 30
- 10%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1123Z (6:23 AM CDT)
TAF KFOD 281123Z 2812/2912 15007KT P6SM SCT040 OVC100 FM281700 18012G23KT P6SM FEW100 FM282300 19011KT 6SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM290300 29004KT P6SM BKN045
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Live crosswind meter
KPOH has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFOD, 23 nm away.
Wind is 15° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KPOH
- IATA
- POH
- FAA LID
- POH
- City
- Pocahontas
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,225 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7428, -94.6473
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,100 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFOD
- TAF
- Nearest KFOD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pocahontas Municipal Airport (KPOH)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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