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// Station · 7m ago

K15M

Iuka Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft
T/Td 26°C / 25.8°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 630 FT
34.7723°N / 88.1659°W
LOCATION · Iuka, US
N
WIND
110°3 kt
K15M · 630 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN046
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT035 BKN046 OVC055
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Light winds at 110°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,500 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, and overcast at 5,500 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 K15M 302055Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT035 BKN046 OVC055 26/26 A2990 RMK AO2 T02600258 56010 $

K15M · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
110°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 4,000'
36 HDG 360° CALM 4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,630 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 +12°C

2,100FT
+1,470 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,700 2,100 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV630 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT648 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,761 FT SCT035 BKN046 · CEILING OVC055 K15M ELEV · 630 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC055
Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN046
Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT035
Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,761 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:42ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:00ZSUNSET
01:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (4h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:12Z MOONSET12:30Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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