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// Station · 9m ago

K3S8

Grants Pass Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 6 kt G13
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 1,126 FT
42.5101°N / 123.3880°W
LOCATION · Grants Pass, US
N
WIND
300°6 kt
K3S8 · 1,126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/6G13
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW048
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/6 kt, gusting 13. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,800 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 K3S8 302055Z AUTO 30006G13KT 10SM FEW048 17/04 A3024 RMK AO2

K3S8 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 6 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,800 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 6 ktG13
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
300°6G13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 3,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T6 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 2,126 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

1,200FT
+74 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,500 1,400 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,126 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT804 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFR (Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, elev 1,335 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,712 FT FEW048 K3S8 ELEV · 1,126 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW048
Few · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,712 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:41ZSUNRISE
20:12ZSOLAR NOON
03:43ZSUNSET
04:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:17Z (7h 13m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:11Z MOONSET15:13Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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