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// Station · 18m ago

K1H2

Effingham County Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 22.3°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 587 FT
39.0704°N / 88.5335°W
LOCATION · Effingham, US
N
WIND
050°3 kt
K1H2 · 587 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT043
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,300 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 K1H2 142155Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM SCT043 32/22 A3014 RMK AO2 T03200223

K1H2 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
050°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
11 HDG 110° CALM 5,103'
29 HDG 290° CALM 5,103'
01 HDG 010° CALM 3,400'
19 HDG 190° CALM 3,400'
Pattern altitude: 1,587 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 +18°C

2,500FT
+1,913 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,900 1,800 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV587 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT366 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 16,749 FT SCT043 K1H2 ELEV · 587 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT043
Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,749 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:40ZSUNRISE
18:01ZSOLAR NOON
01:21ZSUNSET
01:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (3h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:47Z MOONSET01:27Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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