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US-5938 Weather Starr County Memorial Hospital Heliport

Rio Grande City, TexasElevation 191 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMFE · 36 NM E · 18 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 · KMFE
WIND
090@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 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 27C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 69F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 69 E 4 kt – 5%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 90/70 E 3 kt – 8%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 91/72 ESE 5 kt – 6%
Thursday Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 89/70 ESE 8 kt 18 kt 42% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Partly Sunny 91/72 SE 7 kt – 5%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 94/72 SE 5 kt – 2%
Sunday Sunny 95/72 SE 6 kt – 1%
Monday Sunny 96 SE 8 kt – 0%

Source: National Weather Service (office BRO). Forecast issued 0211Z.

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-5938. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
191 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2357Z 6:57 PM
Sunrise
1241Z 7:41 AM
Loggable night
0021Z (7:21 PM local) → 1217Z (7:17 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2357Z (6:57 PM local) → 1241Z (7:41 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0057Z (7:57 PM local) → 1141Z (6:41 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

Starr County Memorial Hospital Heliport is in Rio Grande City, Texas. Field elevation 191 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-5938
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates26.3776, -98.8581
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-5938 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMFE (36 NM E, VFR).

KMFE McAllen Miller International Airport
36 NM E
VFR
MMRX General Lucio Blanco International Airport
41 NM SE
VFR
KHRL Valley International Airport
65 NM E
VFR
MMNL Quetzalcóatl International Airport
75 NM NW
VFR
MMMY Monterrey International Airport
76 NM SW
VFR
KLRD Laredo International Airport
77 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-5938 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-5938 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-5938. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-5938 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-5938. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-5938?
US-5938 sits at 191 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-5938?
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.