// Station · 16m ago

KBWD

Brownwood Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 19,000 ft

T/Td 23.5°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 1,387 FT

31.7936°N / 98.9565°W

LOCATION · Brownwood, US

WIND

200°6 kt

KBWD · 1,387 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC190

LAYERS

SCT016 OVC190

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 19,000 ft. Light winds at 200°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,600 ft, and overcast at 19,000 ft. 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 KBWD 142335Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM SCT016 OVC190 24/21 A3006 RMK AO2 T02350211 $

KBWD · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · overcast at 19,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,599'

13 HDG 130° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,387 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

2,600FT

+1,213 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,387 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1,245 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPEQ (Pecos Municipal Airport, Pecos, elev 2,613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC190

Overcast · base 19,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING19,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER19,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,256 ft VFR MARGIN+16,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:41ZSUNRISE

18:42ZSOLAR NOON

01:44ZSUNSET

02:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:11Z (2h 20m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:51Z MOONSET01:53Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMKN

VFR

Comanche County City Airport · Comanche

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KCOM

VFR

Coleman Municipal Airport · Coleman

WIND: 190° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KGZN

VFR

Gregory M. Simmons Memorial Airport · Cisco

WIND: 150° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT015
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

K81R

VFR

San Saba County Municipal Airport · San Saba

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KETN

VFR

Eastland Municipal Airport · Eastland

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

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