US-5009 Weather Houston Police Department Westside Heliport

Houston, TexasHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSGR · 7 NM SW · 8 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSGR
WIND
100@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 26C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 85F, low near 66F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 85/66 E 9 kt – 0%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 83/69 E 4 kt – 21%
Wednesday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85/68 E 9 kt – 34% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Mostly Sunny 84/68 E 9 kt – 1%
Friday Partly Sunny 82/69 E 9 kt – 14%
Saturday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 86/70 SE 4 kt – 24%
Sunday Mostly Sunny 88/71 E 4 kt – 4%

Source: National Weather Service (office HGX). Forecast issued 1900Z.

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-5009. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2341Z 6:41 PM
Sunrise
1232Z 7:32 AM
Loggable night
0005Z (7:05 PM local) → 1207Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1232Z (7:32 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0041Z (7:41 PM local) → 1132Z (6:32 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

Houston Police Department Westside Heliport is in Houston, Texas. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5009
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates29.7275, -95.6036
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-5009 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSGR (7 NM SW, VFR).

FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5009 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5009. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5009 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5009. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5009?
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.