// Station · 20m ago

K3U3

Bowman Field

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 5 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 9,000 ft

T/Td 21.2°C / 14.8°C

ALTIM 30.26 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 5,034 FT

46.1531°N / 112.8680°W

LOCATION · Anaconda, US

WIND

340°5 kt

K3U3 · 5,034 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/5

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

OVC090

LAYERS

FEW049 SCT070 OVC090

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

30.26"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Light winds at 340°/5 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 4,900 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 150055Z AUTO 34005KT 7SM -RA FEW049 SCT070 OVC090 21/15 A3026 RMK AO2 P0000 T02120148

K3U3 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 5 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 4,900 ft · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.26" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

340°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

34★ HDG 340° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,011'

04 HDG 040° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,074'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

22 HDG 220° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

16 HDG 160° T5 kt X0 kt — —

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 +15°C

6,600FT

+1,566 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,034 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT4,692 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

+66%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-30%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-20%

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)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW049

Few · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,741 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

11:55ZSUNRISE

19:38ZSOLAR NOON

03:21ZSUNSET

03:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:59Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:07Z MOONSET03:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KBTM

VFR

Bert Mooney Airport · Butte

WIND: 300° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KHLN

VFR

Helena Regional Airport · Helena

WIND: 320° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KDLN

VFR

Dillon Airport · Dillon

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 55 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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