Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 11:35 PM ET, Oct 28, KSHD is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave, VA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD) is a regional airport serving Weyers Cave, VA at a field elevation of 1,201 ft. KSHD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 6,002 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 3/4 statute mile, broken clouds at 200 ft, broken clouds at 500 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.36 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KSHD 290335Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR BKN002 BKN005 07/07 A3036 RMK AO2 VIS 1/4V5 T00690069
What changed at KSHD?
Since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to LIFR.
- A ceiling formed at 200 ft.
- Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 0.75 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for KSHD
KSHD is currently LIFR with calm winds, visibility 3/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 1,201 ft). KSHD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCHO, about 22 nm away.
KSHD by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for SHD in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from SHD's own airspace.
KSHD reported VFR in 85% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 298 flyable days a year. April is the most reliable month and September the least, with IFR or worse 10% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 5% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 23 had the best headwind 64% of the time, runway 05 36%, and winds were calm 43% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 47 days a year. 63% of storm hours fall in May, June and July, peaking in June when storms were in the air 2% of the time.
Snow fell on about 17 days a year. From December to February KSHD was IFR or worse 7% of the time, against 6% from June to August.
Field elevation is 1,201 ft, but on a median summer afternoon the air performs like 2,889 ft, 1,688 ft higher. Plan for a longer takeoff roll and a weaker climb from June to August.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. 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 →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 6,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 23 | 6,002 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KSHD 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/236,002 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KSHDWind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
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 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
KSHD 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 KSHD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROA UA /OV GVE045040/TM 2334/FL240/TP C68A/TA M24/IC LGT RIME
ROA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GVE045040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2334Reported at 23:34 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KSHD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KSHD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 05
- 66%
- 23
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KSHD's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 6,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Cargo handling · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KSHD
- IATA
- SHD
- FAA LID
- SHD
- City
- Weyers Cave
- State
- Virginia
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,201 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.2638, -78.8964
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,002 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KCHO
- AWOS/ASOS
- 124.925 MHz
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 18h 32m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KSHD
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KSHD reported VFR conditions during about 84.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 298 VFR flying days a year. April had the most VFR weather; September had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 3.6 kt, calm 42.4% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 85.0 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Feb | 84.5 | 7.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 84.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 87.0 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| May | 79.4 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 83.8 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 84.0 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Aug | 78.7 | 13.9 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 74.5 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 81.6 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 85.6 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 82.3 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.3 kt |
| Feb | 4.6 kt |
| Mar | 4.9 kt |
| Apr | 4.6 kt |
| May | 3.7 kt |
| Jun | 3.3 kt |
| Jul | 2.7 kt |
| Aug | 2.4 kt |
| Sep | 2.7 kt |
| Oct | 3.2 kt |
| Nov | 3.4 kt |
| Dec | 3.5 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KSHD 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 Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD)
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