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// Station · 23m ago

K8A1

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field
CAT MVFR
WIND 060° / 10 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 3,800 ft
T/Td 27°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
WX VCTS DZ HZ
ELEV 615 FT
34.4030°N / 86.2636°W
LOCATION · Guntersville, US
N
WIND
060°10 kt
K8A1 · 615 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/10
 
 
 
VIS
5.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN038
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT028 BKN038 OVC075
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 060°/10 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,800 ft, and overcast at 7,500 ft. Reported weather: VCTS DZ HZ. 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 K8A1 142335Z AUTO 06010KT 5SM VCTS DZ HZ SCT028 BKN038 OVC075 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW

K8A1 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 060° at 10 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,800 ft · broken layer at 3,800 ft · overcast at 7,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: VCTS DZ HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
07 HDG 070° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
25 HDG 250° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,615 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 +13°C

2,000FT
+1,385 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,600 1,950 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV615 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT473 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,251 FT SCT028 BKN038 · CEILING OVC075 K8A1 ELEV · 615 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC075
Overcast · base 7,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN038
Broken · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT028
Scattered · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,251 ft VFR MARGIN+800 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
00:59ZSUNSET
01:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (1h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:54Z MOONSET01:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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