// Station · 30m ago

KBHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,500 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 650 FT

33.5629°N / 86.7507°W

LOCATION · Birmingham, US

WIND

140°4 kt

KBHM · 650 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC015

LAYERS

OVC015

T / Td

26 / 22

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Light winds at 140°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 1,500 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.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBHM 271453Z 14004KT 10SM OVC015 26/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02560217 50009

KBHM · day 27 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 1,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 12,007'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 12,007'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 7,099'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 7,099'

Pattern altitude: 1,650 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

1,900FT

+1,250 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT479 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC015

Overcast · base 1,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,579 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:45ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (9h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:33Z MOONSET09:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KANB

MVFR

Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston

WIND: 240° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 30m ago

KTCL

IFR → VFR 16Z

Tuscaloosa National Airport · Tuscaloosa

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 48 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KHSV

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 64 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KHUA

MVFR → VFR 22Z

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: 210° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KMXF

MVFR

Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 28m ago

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