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US-12863 Weather Janurary Field

Saint Lucie, FloridaSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSUA · 17 NM E · 13 min old
Ceiling 4,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSUA
WIND
050@9
gust 14 kt
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
4,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 80° at 7 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 2 SM, temperature 23C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 82F, low near 70F, 74% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast; strong winds in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov
Sunday: winds up to 30 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 82/70 NNE 13 kt 30 kt 74% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday Chance Rain Showers 83/71 NE 17 kt 30 kt 31%
Tuesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/71 NE 17 kt 35 kt 48%
Wednesday Chance Rain Showers 85/71 NE 17 kt 30 kt 46%
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 85/70 NE 13 kt 26 kt 49%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86/70 NE 13 kt 22 kt 38%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 86 ENE 13 kt 22 kt 41%

Source: National Weather Service (office MLB). Forecast issued 0947Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-12863. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2245Z 6:45 PM
Sunrise
1127Z 7:27 AM
Loggable night
2309Z (7:09 PM local) → 1103Z (7:03 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1127Z (7:27 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1027Z (6:27 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Janurary Field is in Saint Lucie, Florida. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-12863
RegionFlorida
CountryUnited States
Coordinates27.1102, -80.5285
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-12863 traffic patterns

2026-07-23 to 2026-07-23, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-12863 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSUA (17 NM E, VFR).

KSUA Witham Field
17 NM E
VFR
KOBE Okeechobee County Airport
19 NM NW
IFR
KFPR Treasure Coast International Airport
25 NM N
IFR
KVRB Vero Beach Regional Airport
33 NM N
VFR
KLNA Palm Beach County Park Airport
39 NM SE
VFR
KSEF Sebring Regional Airport
48 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-12863 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-12863 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-12863. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-12863 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-12863. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-12863?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.