// Station · 29m ago

KAUW

Wausau Downtown Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 11 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,700 ft

T/Td 25°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 1,201 FT

44.9262°N / 89.6266°W

LOCATION · Wausau, US

WIND

200°11 kt

KAUW · 1,201 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/11G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN047

LAYERS

SCT038 BKN047

T / Td

25 / 16

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,700 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/11 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,800 ft, and broken at 4,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 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 KAUW 251954Z AUTO 20011G19KT 10SM SCT038 BKN047 25/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02500161

KAUW · day 25 at 19:54 UTC · wind from 200° at 11 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · broken layer at 4,700 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 11 ktG19

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

200°11G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,085'

12 HDG 120° H2 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

12W HDG 120° H2 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X11 kt LEFT —

30W HDG 300° T2 kt X11 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +12°C

2,600FT

+1,399 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,201 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,110 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN047

Broken · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,827 ft VFR MARGIN+1,700 ft

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

11:13ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:21Z (4h 57m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE21:24Z MOONSET11:01Z FULL MOON IN2 days

// Nearest reporting stations

Loading nearest reporting stations…

// Area map · 60 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 →