// Station · 9m ago

K6S0

Big Timber Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 340° / 9 kt

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,400 ft

T/Td 13°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 4,492 FT

45.8067°N / 109.9792°W

LOCATION · Big Timber, US

WIND

340°9 kt

K6S0 · 4,492 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/9

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

BKN014

LAYERS

BKN014 BKN028

T / Td

13 / 12

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,400 ft. Moderate winds at 340°/9 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, broken at 1,400 ft, and broken at 2,800 ft. Reported weather: BR. 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 K6S0 302055Z AUTO 34009KT 4SM BR BKN014 BKN028 13/12 A2989 RMK A01 P0009

K6S0 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 9 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · broken layer at 1,400 ft · broken layer at 2,800 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

340°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36★ HDG 360° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,475'

06 HDG 060° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

24 HDG 240° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

18 HDG 180° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,492 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 +7°C

5,400FT

+908 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -2,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,492 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT4,519 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKS (Ennis Big Sky Airport, Ennis, elev 5,423 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+54%

-38%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+38%

-24%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-16%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN014

Broken · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,058 ft VFR MARGIN-1,600 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:36ZSUNRISE

19:18ZSOLAR NOON

03:01ZSUNSET

03:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:38Z (6h 34m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:05Z MOONSET14:31Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLVM

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Mission Field · Livingston

WIND: 280° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC033
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KBZN

VFR → MVFR 06Z

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · Bozeman

WIND: 340° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

K6S8

IFR

Laurel Municipal Airport · Laurel

WIND: 350° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 1.0 SM
CEILING: OVC029
DIST: 51 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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