// Station · 11m ago
KCHA
// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 15,000 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,500 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, and broken at 15,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →// Raw observation METAR string + decoded
SPECI KCHA 111801Z 20008KT 10SM TS SCT032CB SCT045 SCT090 BKN150 BKN250 26/23 A3012 RMK AO2 TSB00 OCNL LTGICCC SW TS SW MOV E FRQ LTGICCC DSNT W CB DSNT W T02560228
KCHA · day 11 at 18:01 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
// Density altitude · ISA +12°C
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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
- WIND
- 010° / 11 ktG23
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN043
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
- WIND
- 360° / 8 ktG18
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN130
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago