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// Station · 19m ago

KCLS

Chehalis Centralia Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 176 FT
46.6770°N / 122.9830°W
LOCATION · Chehalis, US
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
KCLS · 176 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4G10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt, gusting 10. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KCLS 142335Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A3004 RMK AO2

KCLS · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4G10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 5,000'
34 HDG 340° CALM 5,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,176 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 +14°C

1,700FT
+1,524 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,100 500 -1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV176 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT52 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KS52 (Methow Valley State Airport, Winthrop, elev 1,706 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,822 FT KCLS ELEV · 176 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,822 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:33ZSUNRISE
20:18ZSOLAR NOON
04:04ZSUNSET
04:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:42Z (4h 47m) DAY LENGTH15h 30m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:43Z MOONSET04:14Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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