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Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K6R3), XS99 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lake Water Wheel Airport in Shepherd, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K6R3): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Shepherd, TX at a field elevation of 80 ft. XS99 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K6R3, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCXO.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K6R3, 8.5 nm away.

Wind
180° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.13"
Temp / Dew
84°F / 29°C
dew 62°F / 17°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 29°C (84°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K6R3 281935Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 29/17 A3013 RMK AO2 T02910168

What changed at K6R3 (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for XS99

Based on the nearest station (K6R3), XS99 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 80 ft). XS99 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCXO, about 27 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
11FAV2 kt head5 kt right
292 kt tail5 kt left

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XS99 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.

  • Runway 11/29
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at XS99
    Wind
    11
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    29
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

XS99 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 XS99

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

PIREP1917Z (2:17 PM CDT) · 48 NM SW of XS99 · 4,000 ft MSL · A319
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IAH UA /OV 15W IAH/TM 1917/FL040/TP A319/SK BASE 050
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15W IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1917Reported at 19:17 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1906Z (2:06 PM CDT) · 38 NM SW of XS99 · during climb · E145
occasional light chop turbulence
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IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 1906/FL220/TP E145/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1906Reported at 19:06 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E145Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
RM DURC ZHURemarks.
PIREP1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) · 73 NM W of XS99 · 4,000 ft MSL · C560
moderate turb turbulence
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CLL UA /OV 5E CLL/TM 1855/FL040/TP C560/SK BKN030/WX -RA/TB MOD TURB
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 5E CLLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1855Reported at 18:55 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB MOD TURBTurbulence: moderate turb.
PIREP1842Z (1:42 PM CDT) · 67 NM SW of XS99 · 3,000 ft MSL · C210
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HOU UA /OV 15SW HOU/TM 1842/FL030/TP C210/SK BKN028 BKN032
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 15SW HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1842Reported at 18:42 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP C210Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN028 BKN032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1819Z (1:19 PM CDT) · 66 NM NW of XS99 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
continuous light chop turbulence
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DKR UA /OV CRIED/TM 1819/FL320/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
DKR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CRIEDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1819Reported at 18:19 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZFW89Remarks.
PIREP1801Z (1:01 PM CDT) · 41 NM SW of XS99 · 2,000 ft MSL · G280
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DWH UA /OV 9 NORTH/TM 1801/FL020/TP G280/WX -RA/RM BASES 022
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 9 NORTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1801Reported at 18:01 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP G280Aircraft type reporting.
WX -RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM BASES 022Remarks.
PIREP1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) · 39 NM SW of XS99 · during climb · CL35
lt turbulence
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IAH UA /OV 20NW IAH/TM 1754/FL120/TP CL35/SK TOPS 120/TB LT/RM DURC CLIMB
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20NW IAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1754Reported at 17:54 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
RM DURC CLIMBRemarks.
PIREP1753Z (12:53 PM CDT) · 59 NM SW of XS99 · 2,000 ft MSL · C680
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TME UA /OV 10N TME/TM 1753/FL020/TP C680/SK BASE 025
TME UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 10N TMELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at XS99

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K6R3 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 89%MVFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 0/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

29
68%
11
32%

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Live crosswind meter

XS99 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K6R3, 8.5 nm away.

N11295 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 65° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
XS99
City
Shepherd
State
Texas
Country
United States
Elevation
80 ft
Coordinates
30.4710, -94.9127
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K6R3
TAF
Nearest KCXO
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Water Wheel Airport (XS99)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lake Water Wheel Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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