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// Station · 22m ago

KEET

Shelby County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 586 FT
33.1770°N / 86.7828°W
LOCATION · Alabaster, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KEET · 586 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KEET 111453Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP200 T03000222 51004

KEET · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 5,000'
34 HDG 340° CALM 5,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,586 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 +16°C

2,200FT
+1,614 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,100 2,100 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV586 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT353 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,738 FT KEET ELEV · 586 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,738 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:47ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
00:59ZSUNSET
01:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (10h 12m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:13Z MOONSET22:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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