// Station · 12m ago

KDGW

Converse County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 15 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 19.4°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 4,933 FT

42.7972°N / 105.3860°W

LOCATION · Douglas, US

WIND

270°15 kt

KDGW · 4,933 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/15G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT080

T / Td

19 / 6

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/15 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 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 KDGW 302053Z AUTO 27015G23KT 10SM SCT080 19/06 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/2032 TSB29E47 SLP062 T01940056 55001

KDGW · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 15 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 15 ktG23

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°15G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,534'

23 HDG 230° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT 4,760'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,933 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 +14°C

6,700FT

+1,767 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV4,933 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT5,001 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRKS (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, Rock Springs, elev 6,764 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+67%

-47%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+47%

-30%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+27%

-20%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,731 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:28ZSUNRISE

19:00ZSOLAR NOON

02:32ZSUNSET

03:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:06Z (6h 01m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:58Z MOONSET14:02Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCPR

VFR

Casper-Natrona County International Airport · Casper

WIND: 200° / 18 ktG30
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KEAN

VFR

Phifer Airfield · Wheatland

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KTOR

VFR

Torrington Municipal Airport · Torrington

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW049
DIST: 70 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KECS

VFR

Mondell Field · Newcastle

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 80 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KLAR

VFR

Laramie Regional Airport · Laramie

WIND: 070° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW085
DIST: 90 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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