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// Station · 20m ago

K3U3

Bowman Field
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 7 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft
T/Td 18.7°C / 16.2°C
ALTIM 30.25 inHg
ELEV 5,034 FT
46.1531°N / 112.8680°W
LOCATION · Anaconda, US
N
WIND
110°7 kt
K3U3 · 5,034 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/7
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN110
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW065 BKN110
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.25"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 110°/7 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, a few at 6,500 ft, and broken 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 K3U3 150155Z AUTO 11007KT 070V130 9SM FEW065 BKN110 19/16 A3025 RMK AO2 T01870162

K3U3 · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
110°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
16 HDG 160° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,011'
04 HDG 040° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
22 HDG 220° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT
34 HDG 340° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 6,034 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 +13°C

6,300FT
+1,266 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
7,600 6,400 5,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,034 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT4,701 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWYS (Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, elev 6,649 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,478 FT FEW065 BKN110 · CEILING K3U3 ELEV · 5,034 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN110
Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW065
Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,478 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:55ZSUNRISE
19:38ZSOLAR NOON
03:21ZSUNSET
03:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:59Z (1h 43m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:09Z MOONSET03:36Z FULL MOON IN14 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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