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// Station · 19m ago

K4S2

Ken Jernstedt Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 631 FT
45.6726°N / 121.5360°W
LOCATION · Hood River, US
N
WIND
290°4 kt
K4S2 · 631 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/4 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 K4S2 150155Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 30/05 A2997 RMK AO2

K4S2 · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
290°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
07 HDG 070° CALM 3,040'
25 HDG 250° CALM 3,040'
Pattern altitude: 1,631 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 +16°C

2,500FT
+1,869 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,300 1,850 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV631 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT578 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KS33 (Madras Municipal Airport, Madras, elev 2,437 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 15,783 FT K4S2 ELEV · 631 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,783 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:31ZSUNRISE
20:13ZSOLAR NOON
03:54ZSUNSET
04:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:31Z (2h 16m) DAY LENGTH15h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:46Z MOONSET04:09Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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