// Station · 20m ago

KBLF

Mercer County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 10,000 ft

T/Td 20.6°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 2,857 FT

37.2958°N / 81.2077°W

LOCATION · Bluefield, US

WIND

300°3 kt

KBLF · 2,857 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC100

LAYERS

SCT009 OVC100

T / Td

21 / 19

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 300°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 900 ft, and overcast at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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

SPECI KBLF 111400Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM -RA SCT009 OVC100 21/19 A3016 RMK AO2 RAB1353 P0000 T02060189

KBLF · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 900 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

300°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 4,743'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 4,743'

Pattern altitude: 3,857 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 +11°C

3,900FT

+1,043 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,857 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,615 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP (Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+39%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT009

Scattered · base 900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,261 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:14ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

00:48ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (10h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:38Z MOONSET22:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KI16

VFR

Kee Field · Pineville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KMKJ

MVFR

Mountain Empire Airport · Rural Retreat

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

KPSK

VFR

New River Valley Airport · Dublin

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KBKW

MVFR → IFR 04Z

Raleigh County Memorial Airport · Beaver

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KHLX

VFR

Twin County Airport · Hillsville

WIND: 300° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

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