// Station · 19m ago

KCLW

Clearwater Air Park

CAT —

WIND 270° / 5 kt

VIS —

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 71 FT

27.9767°N / 82.7587°W

LOCATION · Clearwater, US

WIND

270°5 kt

KCLW · 71 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/5

VIS

—

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

SCT029 SCT047 BKN070

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 270°/5 kt, visibility unreported, scattered at 2,900 ft, scattered at 4,700 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 KCLW 142335Z AUTO 27005KT SCT029 SCT047 BKN070 30/24 A3009 RMK AO2

KCLW · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · scattered layer at 2,900 ft · scattered layer at 4,700 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34★ HDG 340° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,108'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16 HDG 160° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,071 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 +15°C

1,700FT

+1,629 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV71 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-100 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT047

Scattered · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT029

Scattered · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,223 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

10:45ZSUNRISE

17:37ZSOLAR NOON

00:30ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (1h 02m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:54Z MOONSET00:40Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPIE

VFR

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park

WIND: 250° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KTPA

VFR

Tampa International Airport · Tampa

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN160
DIST: 12 NM E
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KSPG

VFR

Albert Whitted Airport · St Petersburg

WIND: 250° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KMCF

VFR

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 59m ago

KVDF

VFR

Tampa Executive Airport · Tampa

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

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