// Station · 11m ago

KALX

Thomas C Russell Field

CAT IFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 2.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 686 FT

32.9147°N / 85.9630°W

LOCATION · Alexander City, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KALX · 686 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

2.0 SM

CEILING

BKN020

LAYERS

SCT003 BKN020 OVC032

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.0 SM. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility 2.0 SM, scattered at 300 ft, broken at 2,000 ft, and overcast at 3,200 ft. Reported weather: -RA 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 KALX 301915Z AUTO VRB03KT 2SM -RA BR SCT003 BKN020 OVC032 24/23 A2992 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5

KALX · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · scattered layer at 300 ft · broken layer at 2,000 ft · overcast at 3,200 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,422'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,422'

Pattern altitude: 1,686 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 +10°C

1,900FT

+1,214 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV686 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT683 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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)

OVC032

Overcast · base 3,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT003

Scattered · base 300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,807 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

17:42ZSOLAR NOON

00:47ZSUNSET

01:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (5h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET12:13Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KSCD

VFR

Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport · Sylacauga

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KAUO

VFR → IFR 09Z

Auburn University Regional Airport · Auburn

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 30m ago

KMXF

MVFR

Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 38 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

K1A9

VFR

Prattville - Grouby Field · Prattville

WIND: 240° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KANB

VFR

Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN034
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 33m ago

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