// Station · 6m ago

KACT

Waco Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 280° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,700 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 516 FT

31.6113°N / 97.2305°W

LOCATION · Waco, US

WIND

280°7 kt

KACT · 516 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN027

LAYERS

BKN027

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Light winds at 280°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,700 ft. 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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KACT 271251Z 28007KT 10SM BKN027 19/18 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01940178

KACT · day 27 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,700 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

280°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

32★ HDG 320° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,103'

01 HDG 010° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

19 HDG 190° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,516 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 +6°C

1,300FT

+784 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV516 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT614 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDLF (Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, elev 1,082 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN027

Broken · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,314 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

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

11:27ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:27ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (12h 57m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:14Z MOONSET10:14Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KGRK

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield · Fort Cavazos

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KNFW

VFR

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 70 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KFTW

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 73 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KCLL

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Easterwood Field · College Station

WIND: 220° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 76 NM SE
AGE: 4m ago

KDAL

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Dallas Love Field · Dallas

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →