⚠ HARD STALEK9S9 hasn't reported a new METAR in 505h 4m.
This airport may not be actively reporting — the values below could be unreliable. Consider checking the nearest reporting alternate.
MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 4.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: haze (HZ). Haze is fine dust, salt, or pollution particles suspended in dry air — it reduces visibility and washes out contrast, a dry particulate obscuration rather than a moisture one. Note that automated stations can't chemically tell smoke from haze — during a regional smoke event, this may in fact be drifting wildfire smoke reported as haze. 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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K9S9 · day 8 at 00:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 4.0 SM · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: haze (HZ) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS2 ends
08HDG 080°—CALM——4,155'
26HDG 260°—CALM——4,155'
Pattern altitude: 2,634 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
Density altitude needs current temperature + altimeter + field elevation — one or more is unavailable for K9S9.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.