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Herbert Ranch Airport (XS03) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDZB), XS03 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Herbert Ranch Airport in Marble Falls, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDZB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Herbert Ranch Airport (XS03) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marble Falls, TX at a field elevation of 1,140 ft. XS03 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDZB, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUS.

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MVFR
Observed 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDZB, 4.5 nm away.

Wind
160° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
2,000 ft
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 65°F / 19°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,400 ft, broken clouds at 2,000 ft, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KDZB 281535Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT014 BKN020 23/19 A3019 RMK AO2 T02310185

What changed at KDZB (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (10:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for XS03

Based on the nearest station (KDZB), XS03 is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 1,140 ft). XS03 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAUS, about 37 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV4 kt head2 kt left
081 kt head4 kt right
261 kt tail4 kt left
364 kt tail1 kt right

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XS03 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.

  • Runway 08/26
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XS03
    Wind
    08
    1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    26
    1 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,500 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XS03
    Wind
    18
    4 kt headwind · 2 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081615Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 2,000 ft.

XS03 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 XS03

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

PIREP1538Z (10:38 AM CDT) · 85 NM S of XS03 · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
continuous light chop 360 turbulence
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SAT UA /OV SAT200035/TM 1538/FL360/TP A319/TB CONS LGT CHOP 360/RM ZHU
SAT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SAT200035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1538Reported at 15:38 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOP 360Turbulence: continuous light chop 360.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1537Z (10:37 AM CDT) · 36 NM SE of XS03 · 900 ft MSL · LJ40
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1537/FL009/TP LJ40/SK OVC 009
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1537Reported at 15:37 UTC.
FL009Altitude: 900 ft MSL.
TP LJ40Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 009Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 36 NM SE of XS03 · 300 ft MSL · E75L
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1500/FL003/TP E75L/SK OVC 003 TOP 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 003 TOP 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 76 NM W of XS03 · 3,000 ft MSL · C25B
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JCT UA /OV KJCT/TM 1448/FL030/TP C25B/SK BASE 030/RM ZHU
JCT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KJCTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1448Z (9:48 AM CDT) · 97 NM E of XS03 · 38,000 ft MSL · B737
continuous light chop turbulence
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CLL UA /OV KTNV180025/TM 1448/FL380/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KTNV180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZHURemarks.
PIREP1438Z (9:38 AM CDT) · 36 NM SE of XS03 · 300 ft MSL · E75L
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AUS UA /OV AUS/TM 1438/FL003/TP E75L/SK OVC 003 TOPS 017
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 003 TOPS 017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1419Z (9:19 AM CDT) · 33 NM E of XS03 · during descent · C172
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GTU UA /OV 1 NORTH/TM 1419/FLDURD/TP C172/SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013
GTU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 1 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1419Reported at 14:19 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES OVC003 TOPS OVC013Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 36 NM SE of XS03 · 32,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional light cyhop turbulence
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AUS UA /OV KCWK160010/TM 1415/FL320/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CYHOP/RM ZHU
AUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KCWK160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CYHOPTurbulence: occasional light cyhop.
RM ZHURemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XS03

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDZB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 60%MVFR 40%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 8%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
62%
36
26%
08
12%
26
0%

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Live crosswind meter

XS03 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDZB, 4.5 nm away.

N18364 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 27° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Herbert Ranch Airport (XS03)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
XS03
City
Marble Falls
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
1,140 ft
Coordinates
30.4866, -98.2850
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDZB
TAF
Nearest KAUS
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Herbert Ranch Airport (XS03)

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

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