Forest Hill Airport (MD31) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K0W3), MD31 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Forest Hill Airport in Forest Hill, MD, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K0W3): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Forest Hill Airport (MD31) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Forest Hill, MD at a field elevation of 497 ft. MD31 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K0W3, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 3,261 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K0W3, 8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K0W3 281915Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR A3038 RMK AO2 $
What changed at K0W3 (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MD31
Based on the nearest station (K0W3), MD31 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). MD31 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTN, about 15 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 3,261 ft | ASPH | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 31 | 3,261 ft | ASPH | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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MD31 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 13/313,261 × 50 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at MD31Wind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“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 4→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MD31 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 MD31
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PTW UA /OV PTW246030/TM 1823/FL320/TP B763/TB CONS LGT
PTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PTW246030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1823Reported at 18:23 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B763Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.Show raw report
WRI UA /OV MURPH/TM 1645/FL340/TP A319/TB CONS LGT 340
WRI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MURPHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1645Reported at 16:45 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT 340Turbulence: continuous light 340.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MD31
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K0W3 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 25,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 31
- 67%
- 13
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
MD31 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K0W3, 8 nm away.
Wind is 31° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Nearby TFRs
Active FAA TFRs near MD31
FAA TFR data shows an active temporary flight restriction near MD31.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green) · 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MD31
- City
- Forest Hill
- State
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 497 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.5801, -76.3747
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,261 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K0W3
- TAF
- Nearest KMTN
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 2h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Forest Hill Airport (MD31)
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