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// Station · 20m ago

K0W3

Harford County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 9 kt G15
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 18.1°C / 5.1°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 409 FT
39.5668°N / 76.2024°W
LOCATION · Churchville, US
N
WIND
360°9 kt
K0W3 · 409 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/9G15
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT060
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 360°/9 kt, gusting 15. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 6,000 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 K0W3 302215Z AUTO 36009G15KT 9SM SCT060 18/05 A3002 RMK AO2 T01810051 $

K0W3 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 360° at 9 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 9 ktG15
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°9G15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,354'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,409 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +4°C

800FT
+391 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
1,700 950 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV409 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT306 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDMW (Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field, Westminster, elev 789 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 9,550 FT SCT060 K0W3 ELEV · 409 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL9,550 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:41ZSUNRISE
17:03ZSOLAR NOON
00:25ZSUNSET
00:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:35Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (2h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:14Z MOONSET11:58Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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