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// Station · 3m ago

K3W7

Grand Coulee Dam Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 1°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 1,588 FT
47.9220°N / 119.0830°W
LOCATION · Electric City, US
N
WIND
240°7 kt
K3W7 · 1,588 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 K3W7 302015Z AUTO 24007KT 190V260 10SM CLR 20/01 A3005 RMK AO2

K3W7 · day 30 at 20:15 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
21 HDG 210° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,199'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
03 HDG 030° T6 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,588 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 +8°C

2,400FT
+812 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
3,500 2,250 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,588 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,455 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEG (Spokane International Airport, Spokane, elev 2,376 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,689 FT K3W7 ELEV · 1,588 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,689 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:04ZSUNRISE
19:55ZSOLAR NOON
03:46ZSUNSET
04:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:25Z (8h 07m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:32Z MOONSET15:14Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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