// Station · 9m ago

K66R

Robert R Wells Jr Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 4 kt

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.3°C / 23.5°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX UP

ELEV 242 FT

29.6411°N / 96.5158°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

140°4 kt

K66R · 242 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/4

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT010 SCT060 SCT075

T / Td

25 / 24

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Light winds at 140°/4 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and scattered at 7,500 ft. Reported weather: UP. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K66R 142255Z AUTO 14004KT 4SM UP SCT010 SCT060 SCT075 25/24 A3003 RMK AO2 T02530235

K66R · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: UP · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 3,800'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 3,800'

Pattern altitude: 1,242 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,158 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV242 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT130 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWD (Brownwood Regional Airport, Brownwood, elev 1,387 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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)

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,020 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:33ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (2h 52m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:44Z MOONSET01:37Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KELA

VFR

Eagle Lake Airport · Eagle Lake

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT012
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

K3T5

VFR

Fayette Regional Air Center Airport · La Grange

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KARM

VFR

Wharton Regional Airport · Wharton

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KTME

VFR

Houston Executive Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

K11R

VFR

Brenham Municipal Airport · Brenham

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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