// Station · 9m ago

K4A6

Scottsboro Municipal Word Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 650 FT

34.6887°N / 86.0059°W

LOCATION · Scottsboro, US

WIND

000°0 kt

K4A6 · 650 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW055 FEW070 SCT120

T / Td

23 / 23

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 8.0 SM and a few at 5,500 ft, a few at 7,000 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 K4A6 302055Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA FEW055 FEW070 SCT120 23/23 A2992 RMK AO2

K4A6 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,240'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,240'

Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +9°C

1,800FT

+1,150 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT647 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW055

Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,266 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:34ZSUNRISE

17:43ZSOLAR NOON

00:51ZSUNSET

01:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (4h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET12:21Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K4A9

VFR

Isbell Field · Fort Payne

WIND: 020° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN046
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

K8A1

VFR

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KMDQ

VFR

Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KHUA

VFR

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 34 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KFYM

VFR

Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville

WIND: 090° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW021
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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