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// Station · 10h 33m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

HTSO

Songea Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 3,445 FT
10.6830°S / 35.5830°E
LOCATION · Songea, TZ
N
WIND
140°5 kt
HTSO · 3,445 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT019
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 1,900 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HTSO 301200Z 14005KT 9999 SCT019 24/15 Q1022

HTSO · day 30 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,900 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for HTSO.

// Density altitude · ISA +15°C

5,000FT
+1,555 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT
5,200 4,450 3,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,445 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,185 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HTIR (Iringa Airport, Nduli, elev 4,678 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,566 FT SCT019 HTSO ELEV · 3,445 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT019
Scattered · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,566 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

03:50ZSUNRISE
09:36ZSOLAR NOON
15:23ZSUNSET
15:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:33Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:45Z (17h 12m) DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE15:23Z MOONSET02:55Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of HTSO.

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