// Station · 20m ago

KCAR

Caribou Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 8 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 20.6°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 626 FT

46.8715°N / 68.0179°W

LOCATION · Caribou, US

WIND

310°8 kt

KCAR · 626 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/8G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT041

T / Td

21 / 12

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/8 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,100 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 KCAR 111454Z AUTO 31008G19KT 260V010 10SM SCT041 21/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02060117 52004

KCAR · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 310° at 8 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 8 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°8G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,016'

01 HDG 010° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT 4,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

19 HDG 190° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

11 HDG 110° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,626 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 +7°C

1,400FT

+774 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT603 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3B1 (Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, elev 1,401 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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)

SCT041

Scattered · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,030 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:50ZSUNRISE

16:38ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (9h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:16Z MOONSET21:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KCAR.

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