// 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

WIND

060°10 kt

K8A1 · 615 FT

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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

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

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

// 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

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

K4A6

VFR

Scottsboro Municipal Word Field · Scottsboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

KHUA

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

K4A9

VFR

Isbell Field · Fort Payne

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 23m ago

KHSV

VFR → IFR 09Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC200
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 31 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

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