// Station · 18m ago

K1M4

Posey Field

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 930 FT

34.2803°N / 87.6004°W

LOCATION · Haleyville, US

WIND

080°7 kt

K1M4 · 930 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT023 SCT110

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,300 ft, and scattered at 11,000 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 K1M4 142156Z AUTO 08007KT 050V120 10SM SCT023 SCT110 27/23 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND W SLP941 T02720228

K1M4 · day 14 at 21:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 994.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,008'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,930 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 +14°C

2,400FT

+1,470 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV930 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT777 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,667 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:49ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:04ZSUNSET

01:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (3h 19m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:56Z MOONSET01:11Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

K9A4

VFR

Courtland Airport · Courtland

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 19m ago

KJFX

VFR

Walker County Airport Bevill Field · Jasper

WIND: 080° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

KMSL

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

K01M

VFR

Tishomingo County Airport · Belmont

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

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