// Station · 10m ago

KBLV

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 280° / 3 kt

VIS 2.8 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft

T/Td 23°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

WX VCTS -RA BR

ELEV 459 FT

38.5452°N / 89.8352°W

LOCATION · Belleville, US

WIND

280°3 kt

KBLV · 459 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/3

VIS

2.8 SM

CEILING

BKN018

LAYERS

BKN018 OVC025

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.8 SM. Light winds at 280°/3 kt, visibility 2.8 SM, broken at 1,800 ft, and overcast at 2,500 ft. Reported weather: VCTS -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

SPECI KBLV 111416Z 28003KT 2 3/4SM VCTS -RA BR BKN018 OVC025 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2A VIS 1 1/8V2 3/4 VIS 1 3/4 RWY32L VIS 1 5/8 RWY32R TSE16 CIG 006 RWY32L CIG 011 RWY32R SLP152 $

KBLV · day 11 at 14:16 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 2.8 SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · overcast at 2,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: VCTS -RA BR · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14L HDG 140° —CALM —— 10,000'

32R HDG 320° —CALM —— 10,000'

14R HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,006'

32L HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,006'

Pattern altitude: 1,459 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 +9°C

1,500FT

+1,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV459 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT397 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO (Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

OVC025

Overcast · base 2,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN018

Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,075 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

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

10:45ZSUNRISE

18:05ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (11h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET22:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCPS

MVFR

St Louis Downtown Airport · Cahokia/St Louis

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 33m ago

KALN

VFR

St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT010
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 36m ago

KSTL

MVFR

St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC012
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 28m ago

KENL

VFR

Centralia Municipal Airport · Centralia

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KSET

MVFR

St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field · St Charles

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

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