Skip to the airport list
Windsock

Pattern work weather for the Bay Area

Not for navigation. This is not an official weather briefing. Get one before you fly.

Your limits

Defaults are conservative. Set them to your own or your school's, then share the address so the numbers stay yours.

11 of 20 fields are within your limits observed 1 min ago

  1. KAPC Napa County

    Good

    RWY 19R 11 kt headwind 0 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 29m of light

    • Runway 19R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  2. KSJC Norman Y Mineta San Jose Intl

    Good

    RWY 30R 12 kt headwind 0 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 25m of light

    • Runway 30R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  3. KTCY Tracy Muni

    Good

    RWY 30 20 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the left

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 24m of light

  4. KCCR Buchanan Fld

    Good

    RWY 19R 11 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 27m of light

    • Runway 19R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  5. KRHV Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara County

    Good

    RWY 31R 10 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 24m of light

    • Runway 31R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  6. KE16 San Martin

    Good

    RWY 32 19 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 9 sm 7h 23m of light

    • Runway 32 is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  7. KMRY Monterey Rgnl

    Good

    RWY 28R 9 kt headwind 2 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 22m of light

    • Runway 28R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  8. KWVI Watsonville Muni

    Good

    RWY 20 7 kt headwind 2 kt crosswind from the right

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 23m of light

  9. KLVK Livermore Muni

    Good

    RWY 25R 10 kt headwind 4 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 25m of light

    • Runway 25R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
    • FAA note for this field Controllers warn the longer runway may not be available for practice pattern work at peak hours, leaving 7R/25L as the pattern surface.
    • FAA note for this field The parallels are staggered about 1,300 ft and 7R/25L is markedly shorter and narrower than 7L/25R. The FAA flags a recurring wrong-surface risk here, with Taxiway A north of 7L/25R mistaken for runway 25R.
    • All 5 notes for KLVK
  10. KPAO Palo Alto

    Marginal

    RWY 31 11 kt headwind 9 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 26m of light

    • Runway 31 is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  11. KSCK Stockton Metro

    Marginal

    RWY 29R 12 kt headwind 9 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 24m of light

    • Runway 29R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
  12. KSTS Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County

    No call

    Wind direction is variable, so no runway can be preferred.

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 32m of light

    • Wind direction variable No crosswind component can be computed. Expect it to shift.
  13. KDVO Gnoss Fld

    Ruled out

    RWY 13 7 kt headwind 20 kt crosswind from the right

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 30m of light

    • Wind 21 kt is over your 20 kt limit Gust value where one is reported.
    • Best runway still has 20 kt of crosswind Runway 13, over your 10 kt limit.
    • All 4 notes for KDVO
  14. KHAF Half Moon Bay

    Ruled out

    RWY 30 15 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the right right traffic

    MVFR ceiling 1300 ft 7 sm 7h 28m of light

    • Ceiling 1300 ft is below pattern altitude plus clearance Pattern is 933 ft AGL; 1433 ft needed.
    • Ceiling 1300 ft is below your 3000 ft limit
    • Runway 30 is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
    • All 4 notes for KHAF
  15. KHWD Hayward Exec

    Ruled out

    RWY 28L 8 kt headwind 4 kt crosswind from the left

    MVFR ceiling 1100 ft 10 sm 7h 26m of light

    • Ceiling 1100 ft is below pattern altitude plus clearance Pattern is 800 ft AGL; 1300 ft needed.
    • Ceiling 1100 ft is below your 3000 ft limit
    • FAA note for this field The handbook says the pattern is considered full for most controllers at three aircraft on 28L plus one on 28R, and that further requests may be denied or delayed. It is hedged three ways in the source and is a controller rule of thumb, not a published facility limit.
    • All 4 notes for KHWD
  16. KNUQ Moffett Federal Airfield

    Ruled out

    Wind direction is variable, so no runway can be preferred.

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 25m of light

    • Not a public-use airport Shown for its weather only. FAA facility use code: private.
  17. KO69 Petaluma Muni

    Ruled out

    RWY 29 4 kt headwind 14 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 9 sm 7h 30m of light

    • Best runway still has 14 kt of crosswind Runway 29, over your 10 kt limit.
    • Runway 29 is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
    • All 4 notes for KO69
  18. KOAK Oakland San Francisco Bay

    Ruled out

    RWY 28R 9 kt headwind 8 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    MVFR ceiling 1100 ft 10 sm 7h 27m of light

    • Ceiling 1100 ft is below pattern altitude plus clearance Pattern is 1000 ft AGL; 1500 ft needed.
    • Ceiling 1100 ft is below your 3000 ft limit
    • Runway 28R is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
    • All 4 notes for KOAK
  19. KSNS Salinas Muni

    Ruled out

    RWY 26 22 kt headwind 1 kt crosswind from the right

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 22m of light

    • Wind 22 kt is over your 20 kt limit Gust value where one is reported.
  20. KSQL San Carlos

    Ruled out

    RWY 30 15 kt headwind 16 kt crosswind from the left right traffic

    VFR no ceiling 10 sm 7h 27m of light

    • Wind 22 kt is over your 20 kt limit Gust value where one is reported.
    • Best runway still has 16 kt of crosswind Runway 30, over your 10 kt limit.
    • Runway 30 is right traffic Non-standard pattern direction.
    • All 4 notes for KSQL

Recent pilot reports near the Bay

As written by the pilots who filed them. Terse on purpose: no decoder keeps the nuance.

11 AIRMET or SIGMET active in US airspace. Check whether any covers your route in an official briefing.