Air Facts

MAY 28, 2025

An approaching system threatened to bring widespread low ceilings, embedded thunderstorms, and wind shear across much of the southern U.S. An approaching system threatened to bring widespread low ceilings, embedded thunderstorms, and wind shear across much of the southern U.S.

Wind Shear 72

Wind Shear Pilot Weather Ceiling 72

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Comparing this information to the current METAR for the area confirms this data, with low ceilings and light winds. Is there wind shear at a certain altitude? The temp/dew point lines at low altitude on the Skew-T suggest continue to converge suggesting continued low ceilings as confirmed by the TAF.

Weather 85

Weather Wind Shear Ceiling Knot 85

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2025

Dawn had broken bright and clear, and while icing , ceiling, and visibility had been my preoccupationrightfully so, given our arrival into Portlandthe actual threat of the day was wind. As we walked from the wharf to breakfast, I saw that peak wind gusts were tickling the 40-knot mark.

Crosswind 96

Crosswind Wind Shear Knot Airplanes 96

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

However, the ship was over forced to fly at or above its recommended service ceiling (or pressure height) to clear the mountains and plateaus of the American Southwest. In the midst of the storm, the weakened ring’s structure failed as the result of a wind shear, and the upper vertical stabilizer was torn from the airship.

Lift 54

Lift Tail Stability Wind Shear 54

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

AGL is important for drone pilots as the regular ceiling for drone flight is defined as 400 feet AGL. LLWS Low-Level Wind Shear An LLWS is defined as a wind shear of 10 knots or more per 100 feet in a layer more than 200 feet thick which occurs within 2000 feet of the surface.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Learn to Fly

APRIL 11, 2024

Ceiling—How high are the clouds; can you fly above or around them? Wind—Is the direction and speed conducive to the runway alignment at both the departure and arrival airport? Wind—Is the direction and speed conducive to the runway alignment at both the departure and arrival airport?

Weather 40

Weather Wind Shear Turbulence Ceiling 40

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cloud ceilings below 1,500 feet or cumulonimbus clouds can trigger a SPECI. A sudden wind shift, a 10-knot or greater speed increase, a 45-degree or more direction change, or gusts exceeding limits may also cause a SPECI. Thunderstorms can also bring wind shear and lightning.

Altimeter 52

Altimeter Weather Wind Shear Runway 52