// Station · 6m ago

KD50

Crosby Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 19 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 1,950 FT

48.9285°N / 103.2970°W

LOCATION · Crosby, US

WIND

130°19 kt

KD50 · 1,950 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/19G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW029 SCT070 BKN100

T / Td

24 / 15

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/19 kt, gusting 25, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,900 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KD50 302055Z AUTO 13019G25KT 10SM FEW029 SCT070 BKN100 24/15 A2985 RMK AO2

KD50 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 19 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,900 ft · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 19 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°19G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H19 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,800'

21 HDG 210° H3 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 76%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T19 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,950 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 +13°C

3,600FT

+1,650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,950 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,018 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBIL (Billings Logan International Airport, Billings, elev 3,652 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW029

Few · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,071 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:56ZSUNRISE

18:52ZSOLAR NOON

02:47ZSUNSET

03:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (6h 26m) DAY LENGTH15h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:26Z MOONSET14:17Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KD50.

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