// Station · 39m ago

KCGI

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 280° / 4 kt

VIS 0.25 SM

CEILING BKN at 100 ft

T/Td 18.3°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

WX FG

ELEV 342 FT

37.2253°N / 89.5708°W

LOCATION · Cape Girardeau, US

WIND

280°4 kt

KCGI · 342 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/4

VIS

0.25 SM

CEILING

BKN001

LAYERS

BKN001 BKN007

T / Td

18 / 18

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 100 ft. Light winds at 280°/4 kt, visibility 0.25 SM, broken at 100 ft, and broken at 700 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KCGI 270908Z AUTO 28004KT 1/4SM R10/1200V1600FT FG BKN001 BKN007 18/18 A2995 RMK AO2 T01830183

KCGI · day 27 at 09:08 UTC · wind from 280° at 4 kt · visibility 0.25 SM · broken layer at 100 ft · broken layer at 700 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · weather: FG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 6,500'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 6,500'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 3,997'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 3,997'

Pattern altitude: 1,342 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 +4°C

800FT

+458 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV342 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT310 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSTJ (Rosecrans Memorial Airport, St Joseph, elev 826 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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)

BKN007

Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN001

Broken · base 100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,584 ft VFR MARGIN-2,900 ft

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:56ZSOLAR NOON

01:10ZSUNSET

01:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (15h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:23Z MOONSET09:51Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KMDH

IFR

Southern Illinois Airport · Murphysboro

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 36 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KPAH

IFR → VFR 15Z

Barkley Regional Airport · Paducah

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 54m ago

KMWA

VFR

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois · Marion

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT003
DIST: 41 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KBLV

MVFR → VFR 21Z

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville

WIND: 330° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 80 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

KJBR

LIFR → VFR 13Z

Jonesboro Municipal Airport · Jonesboro

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 98 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

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