// Station · 28m ago

KCNW

TSTC Waco Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 4 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 470 FT

31.6411°N / 97.0733°W

LOCATION · Waco, US

WIND

210°4 kt

KCNW · 470 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/4

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT039 SCT085 SCT120

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and scattered at 3,900 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 KCNW 142355Z 21004KT 6SM SCT039 SCT085 SCT120 26/19 A3005

KCNW · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · scattered layer at 8,500 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 8,600'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 8,600'

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 6,291'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 6,291'

Pattern altitude: 1,470 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 +12°C

1,700FT

+1,230 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV470 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT337 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOM (Coleman Municipal Airport, Coleman, 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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT085

Scattered · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT039

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,601 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:34ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:36ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT00:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (1h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:45Z MOONSET01:47Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KACT

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Waco Regional Airport · Waco

WIND: 290° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 32m ago

KPWG

VFR

McGregor Executive Airport · Waco

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 16 NM SW
AGE: 27m ago

KINJ

VFR

Hillsboro Municipal Airport · Hillsboro

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KLXY

VFR

Mexia Limestone County Airport · Mexia

WIND: 230° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KTPL

MVFR

Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport · Temple

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: OVC024
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 32m ago

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