Flight planning: Arnold Palmer Regional LBE / KLBE
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Arnold Palmer Regional in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 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
- 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
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 GL5 at 3,000 ft, 0 nm east, 2:50 pm EDT (18:50 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LBE UUA /OV LBE/TM 1850/FL030/TP GL5/RM LLWS +/- 10 KTS STARTED AT 030 FT TAILWIND SHIFT AT 020 FT WITH +/- 10KTS TO SURF DURD RNAV RWY 06 LBE
- urgent E55 descending, 0 nm east, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
LBE UUA /OV LBE/TM 1751/FLUNKN/TP E55/RM LLWS +/-15 KTS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO APPROX 007 FT DURD RNAV RWY 06 LBE
- PA32 at 3,000 ft, 0 nm east, 12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC): a broken layer above 3,000 ft, light rain.
as filed
LBE UA /OV LBE/TM 1653/FL030/TP PA32/SK BKN030/WX 05SM -RA/RM DURD RNAV 06 LBE
- C56X , 0 nm east, 12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC): light rain.
as filed
LBE UA /OV LBE/TM 1640/FLUNKN/TP C56X/WX 03SM -RA/RM FV 3-4 MILES RNAV RWY 06 LBE
- E550 at 27,000 ft, 19 nm northwest, 2:14 pm EDT (18:14 UTC): moderate turbulence above 27,000 ft, light to moderate rime icing above 27,000 ft, -20 °C.
as filed
PJC UA /OV EWC140030 /TM 1814/FL270/TP E550/TA M20/TB MOD 270/IC LGT-MOD RIME 270/RM ZOB
- CRJ2 at 3,000 ft, 26 nm east, 2:18 pm EDT (18:18 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
JST UA /OV KJST/TM 1818/FL030/TP CRJ2/SK BASES 030/RM DURD RWY 33
- B738 at 25,000 ft, 27 nm east, 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC): light rime icing, -21 °C.
as filed
JST UA /OV JST/TM 1935/FL250/TP B738/TA M21/IC LGT RIME/RM ZOB
- HDJT at 14,000 ft, 27 nm east, 3:23 pm EDT (19:23 UTC): moderate chop turbulence from 14,000 ft to 22,000 ft, moderate rime icing from 14,000 ft to 22,000 ft, -14 °C.
as filed
JST UA /OV JST/TM 1923/FL140/TP HDJT/TA M14/TB MOD CHOP 220-140/IC MOD RIME 220-140/RM ZOB
- E75L at 16,000 ft, 27 nm east, 2:51 pm EDT (18:51 UTC): light rime icing from 16,000 ft to 21,000 ft, -11 °C.
as filed
JST UA /OV JST/TM 1851/FL160/TP E75L/TA M11/IC LGT RIME 160-210/RM ZOB
- E75S at 32,000 ft, 28 nm east, 2:42 pm EDT (18:42 UTC): moderate turbulence above 32,000 ft.
as filed
JST UA /OV JST180010/TM 1842/FL320/TP E75S/TB MOD 320/RM ZOB
- E75S at 24,000 ft, 36 nm northwest, 1:51 pm EDT (17:51 UTC): light turbulence above 24,000 ft, light rime icing above 24,000 ft.
as filed
PJC UA /OV EWC100020/TM 1751/FL240/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT 240/IC LGT RIME 240/RM ZOB
- B737 at 2,700 ft, 40 nm west, 3:37 pm EDT (19:37 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
PIT UA /OV PIT/TM 1937/FL027/TP B737/SK B027
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 AGC, 24 nm west of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 130° (southeast) | 38 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 190° (south) | 13 knots | 13 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 10 knots | 8 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 12 knots | 3 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 200° (south) | 21 knots | -8 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 200° (south) | 34 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 62 knots | -34 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 88 knots | -42 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 86 knots | -52 °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
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 47 nm northwest · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZOB
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 Arnold Palmer Regional, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.