// Station · 4m ago

K81R

San Saba County Municipal Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 100° / 14 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft

T/Td 22.4°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 1,249 FT

31.2352°N / 98.7170°W

LOCATION · San Saba, US

WIND

100°14 kt

K81R · 1,249 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/14

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN025

LAYERS

SCT016 BKN025 OVC055

T / Td

22 / 22

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Brisk winds at 100°/14 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 1,600 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, and overcast at 5,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA 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 K81R 142115Z AUTO 10014KT 5SM -RA BR SCT016 BKN025 OVC055 22/22 A3011 RMK AO2 P0003 T02240217

K81R · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 100° at 14 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 2,500 ft · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

100°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H12 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,206'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T12 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,249 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

2,200FT

+951 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,249 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,057 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA (Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

OVC055

Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,562 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

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

11:41ZSUNRISE

18:41ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (4h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:46Z MOONSET01:46Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KAQO

VFR

Llano Municipal Airport · Llano

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KLZZ

MVFR

Lampasas Airport · Lampasas

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

KBBD

MVFR → VFR 01Z

Curtis Field · Brady

WIND: 190° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 31 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KBWD

VFR

Brownwood Regional Airport · Brownwood

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KBMQ

VFR

Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field · Burnet

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

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