Flight planning: Lehigh Valley International ABE / KABE
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Lehigh Valley International in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in plain English: right now IFR: instrument conditions, Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 13 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- SIGMET E99E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC).
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 111955 MKCE WST 111955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 99E VALID UNTIL 2155Z NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ CSTL WTRS FROM 30WSW SAX-10SW JFK-30NW SBY-30ESE HAR-30WSW SAX AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22035KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent SR22 at 5,000 ft, 10 nm west, 3:48 pm EDT (19:48 UTC): severe turbulence, imc.
as filed
ABE UUA /OV 10 W ABE/TM 1948/FL050/TP SR22/SK IMC/TB SVR TURB
- urgent C182 at 5,000 ft, 25 nm northwest, 3:48 pm EDT (19:48 UTC): severe turbulence above 5,000 ft.
as filed
AVP UUA /OV WHITT/TM 1948/FL050/TP C182/TB SEV 050
- urgent K100 at 9,000 ft, 26 nm northwest, 3:04 pm EDT (19:04 UTC): moderate to severe turbulence above 9,000 ft.
as filed
AVP UUA /OV LYTEL/TM 1904/FL090/TP K100/TB MOD-SEV 090
- urgent CL35 at 1,100 ft, 29 nm southwest, 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC): overcast above 1,100 ft.
as filed
RDG UUA /OV 1 S RDG/TM 1930/FL011/TP CL35/SK OVC011/RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS, FNL RWY 36
- urgent C182 at 9,000 ft, 48 nm west, 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC): moderate to severe turbulence from 5,000 ft to 9,000 ft.
as filed
AVP UUA /OV BLESS/TM 1928/FL090/TP C182/TB MOD-SEV 090-050
- urgent LJ35 , 59 nm south, 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC): overcast above 500 ft.
as filed
ILG UUA /OV KILG/TM 1720/FLDURD/TP LJ35/SK OVC005/RM LLWS +/-10KTS SFC-020 DURD RWY09 ILG
- PC12 at 18,000 ft, 10 nm south, 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC): light rime icing, -6 °C.
as filed
SMQ UA /OV BWZ250035/TM 1732/FL180/TP PC12/TA M06/IC LGT RIME
- CRJ9 at 10,000 ft, 12 nm west, 3:08 pm EDT (19:08 UTC): moderate chop turbulence.
as filed
PHL UA /OV ETX/TM 1908/FL100/TP CRJ9/TB MOD CHOP
- B738 at 13,000 ft, 12 nm northwest, 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
ABE UA /OV FJC290010/TM 1818/FL130/TP B738/TB MOD
- A321 at 13,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
ABE UA /OV FJC302010/TM 1720/FL130/TP A321/TB CONS MOD/RM FL110-170
- CRJ9 at 3,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed
ABE UA /OV JISTO/TM 1720/FL030/TP CRJ9/TB LGT CHOP
- E545 at 22,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 3:16 pm EDT (19:16 UTC): light icing from 22,000 ft to 25,000 ft, -5 °C.
as filed
MMU UA /OV STW250010/TM 1916/FL220/TP E545/TA M05/IC MX 220-250 LGT
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point AVP, 43 nm north of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 130° (southeast) | 36 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 160° (south) | 34 knots | 9 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 23 knots | 8 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 23 knots | 4 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 30 knots | -8 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 240° (southwest) | 51 knots | -17 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 63 knots | -33 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 81 knots | -42 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 100 knots | -54 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Lehigh Valley International, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.