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// Station · 15m ago

KAUW

Wausau Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.8°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,201 FT
44.9262°N / 89.6266°W
LOCATION · Wausau, US
N
WIND
310°3 kt
KAUW · 1,201 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAUW 111254Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02280167 $

KAUW · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
310°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
12W HDG 120° CALM 8,000'
30W HDG 300° CALM 8,000'
12 HDG 120° CALM 4,950'
30 HDG 300° CALM 4,950'
04 HDG 040° CALM 3,085'
22 HDG 220° CALM 3,085'
Pattern altitude: 2,201 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

2,200FT
+999 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,200 2,200 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,201 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT997 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,716 FT KAUW ELEV · 1,201 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,716 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:23ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (13h 13m) DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:45Z MOONSET23:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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