// Station · 9m ago

K3J1

Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 79 FT

32.4927°N / 80.9923°W

LOCATION · Ridgeland, US

WIND

050°10 kt

K3J1 · 79 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT065 SCT075 SCT100

T / Td

25 / 23

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,500 ft, scattered at 7,500 ft, and scattered at 10,000 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 K3J1 302055Z AUTO 05010KT 10SM SCT065 SCT075 SCT100 25/23 A2988 RMK AO2 P0004

K3J1 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

050°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

36★ HDG 360° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

18 HDG 180° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,079 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 +10°C

1,300FT

+1,221 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV79 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT118 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,705 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:22ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

00:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (3h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:49Z MOONSET11:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KNBC

VFR

Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field · Beaufort

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KHXD

MVFR

Hilton Head Airport · Hilton Head Island

WIND: 130° / 6 ktG12
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 22 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

KSAV

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah

WIND: 220° / 11 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KSVN

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW043
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 1h 9m ago

KRBW

VFR

Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT049
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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