// Station · 9m ago

KCVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 4 kt

VIS 3.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 896 FT

39.0488°N / 84.6678°W

LOCATION · Cincinnati / Covington, US

WIND

230°4 kt

KCVG · 896 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/4

VIS

3.0 SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 OVC060

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 230°/4 kt, visibility 3.0 SM, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 6,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCVG 111452Z 23004KT 3SM -RA BR BKN009 OVC060 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 5 RAB09 SLP154 P0002 60002 T02390228 50009 $

KCVG · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 3.0 SM · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

230°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 12,001'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 12,001'

18C HDG 180° —CALM —— 11,000'

36C HDG 360° —CALM —— 11,000'

18L HDG 180° —CALM —— 10,000'

36R HDG 360° —CALM —— 10,000'

18R HDG 180° —CALM —— 8,000'

36L HDG 360° —CALM —— 8,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,896 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 +10°C

2,000FT

+1,104 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV896 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT793 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI35 (Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport, Baxter, elev 1,551 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC060

Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,967 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

10:23ZSUNRISE

17:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:38Z (10h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:48Z MOONSET22:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLUK

MVFR

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 12 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KI67

MVFR

Cincinnati West Airport · Harrison

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KHAO

VFR

Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field · Hamilton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KI69

IFR

Clermont County Airport · Batavia

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 21 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KK62

MVFR

Gene Snyder Airport · Falmouth

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →