// Station · 7m ago
KCLS
Chehalis Centralia Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt G12
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 16°C / 1°C
ALTIM 30.28 inHg
ELEV 176 FT
46.6770°N / 122.9830°W
LOCATION · Chehalis, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KCLS · 176 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5G12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT060
T / Td
16 / 1
ALTIM
30.28"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt, gusting 12. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCLS 302055Z AUTO VRB05G12KT 10SM SCT060 16/01 A3028 RMK AO2
KCLS · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.28" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5G12 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 +1°C
-100FT
-276 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV176 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT-187 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at 7WA5
(Stuart Island Airpark, Friday Harbor, elev 10 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:24ZSUNRISE
20:10ZSOLAR NOON
03:57ZSUNSET
04:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 54m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:35Z (7h 32m)
DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:54Z
MOONSET15:26Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOLM
VFR
Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGRF
VFR
Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma
- WIND
- 220° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
KKLS
VFR
Southwest Washington Regional Airport · Kelso
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 34 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSHN
VFR
Sanderson Field · Shelton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 34 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTCM
VFR
McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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