// Station · 4m ago

KDRI

Beauregard Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 17,000 ft

T/Td 26.3°C / 26.3°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

WX BR VCTS

ELEV 202 FT

30.8317°N / 93.3399°W

LOCATION · DeRidder, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KDRI · 202 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

BKN170

LAYERS

FEW034 SCT044 SCT070 BKN170

T / Td

26 / 26

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 4.0 SM, a few at 3,400 ft, scattered at 4,400 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, and broken at 17,000 ft. Reported weather: BR VCTS. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDRI 111355Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR VCTS FEW034 SCT044 SCT070 BKN170 26/26 A3011 RMK AO2 T02630263 $

KDRI · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 4.0 SM · a few clouds at 3,400 ft · scattered layer at 4,400 ft · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · broken layer at 17,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · weather: BR VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,494'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,494'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 4,218'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 4,218'

Pattern altitude: 1,202 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,198 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV202 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT10 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKN (Comanche County City Airport, Comanche, elev 1,385 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN170

Broken · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT070

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

SCT044

Scattered · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW034

Few · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING17,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,485 ft VFR MARGIN+14,000 ft

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

11:19ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (11h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:43Z MOONSET22:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KPOE

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC170
DIST: 15 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

K5R8

VFR

De Quincy Industrial Airpark · De Quincy

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KACP

VFR

Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 4m ago

KJAS

VFR

Jasper County Airport Bell Field · Jasper

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KCWF

VFR

Chennault International Airport · Lake Charles

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

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