// Station · 14m ago

K8A1

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field

CAT IFR

WIND 090° / 6 kt

VIS 1.8 SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 615 FT

34.4030°N / 86.2636°W

LOCATION · Guntersville, US

WIND

090°6 kt

K8A1 · 615 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/6

VIS

1.8 SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

FEW041 SCT060 BKN090

T / Td

25 / 23

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.8 SM. Light winds at 090°/6 kt, visibility 1.8 SM, a few at 4,100 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and broken at 9,000 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 K8A1 150055Z AUTO 09006KT 1 3/4SM BR FEW041 SCT060 BKN090 25/23 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND NW

K8A1 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 1.8 SM · a few clouds at 4,100 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

090°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,005'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +11°C

1,800FT

+1,185 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV615 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT453 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW041

Few · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,241 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE

17:51ZSOLAR NOON

00:59ZSUNSET

01:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (18m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:56Z MOONSET01:12Z 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: BKN090
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KHUA

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW075
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

K4A9

VFR

Isbell Field · Fort Payne

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KHSV

VFR → IFR 09Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 31 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

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