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// Station · 22m ago

KELN

Bowers Field
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,764 FT
47.0330°N / 120.5310°W
LOCATION · Ellensburg, US
N
WIND
100°8 kt
KELN · 1,764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 100°/8 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 KELN 150053Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 33/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03330061

KELN · day 15 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
100°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11 HDG 110° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,764 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 +22°C

4,300FT
+2,536 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
4,800 3,250 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,764 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT1,711 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KS21 (Sunriver Airport, Sunriver, elev 4,164 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%

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 · 18,582 FT KELN ELEV · 1,764 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,582 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:22ZSUNRISE
20:09ZSOLAR NOON
03:55ZSUNSET
04:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:34Z (3h 18m) DAY LENGTH15h 33m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:34Z MOONSET04:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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