// Station · 9m ago

K6S8

Laurel Municipal Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 350° / 8 kt G14

VIS 1.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 2,900 ft

T/Td 16°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 3,517 FT

45.7031°N / 108.7610°W

LOCATION · Laurel, US

WIND

350°8 kt

K6S8 · 3,517 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/8G14

VIS

1.0 SM

CEILING

OVC029

LAYERS

SCT004 SCT023 OVC029

T / Td

16 / 16

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.0 SM. Moderate winds at 350°/8 kt, gusting 14, visibility 1.0 SM, scattered at 400 ft, scattered at 2,300 ft, and overcast at 2,900 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K6S8 302055Z AUTO 35008G14KT 1SM BR SCT004 SCT023 OVC029 16/16 A2984 RMK A01

K6S8 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 350° at 8 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 1.0 SM · scattered layer at 400 ft · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · overcast at 2,900 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · weather: BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 8 ktG14

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

350°8G14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

32★ HDG 320° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,002'

04 HDG 040° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT 5,199'

27 HDG 270° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 57%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

09 HDG 090° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

22 HDG 220° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

14 HDG 140° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,517 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

4,600FT

+1,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -2,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,517 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT3,594 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8S0 (Starr Browning Airstrip, Browning, elev 4,655 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+46%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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)

OVC029

Overcast · base 2,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT004

Scattered · base 400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,598 ft VFR MARGIN-100 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE

19:14ZSOLAR NOON

02:56ZSUNSET

03:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:33Z (6h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 24m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:01Z MOONSET14:26Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KBIL

VFR → MVFR 01Z

Billings Logan International Airport · Billings

WIND: 020° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 11 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KU68

VFR

North Big Horn County Airport · Cowley

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 49 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KPOY

VFR

Powell Municipal Airport · Powell

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT023
DIST: 50 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

K6S0

MVFR

Big Timber Airport · Big Timber

WIND: 340° / 9 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 51 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

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