// Station · 2m ago

KFAM

Farmington Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 946 FT

37.7611°N / 90.4286°W

LOCATION · Farmington, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KFAM · 946 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 KFAM 302056Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM TS FEW060 27/21 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-E TSB12 SLP151 T02670206 55006 $

KFAM · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 4,323'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 4,323'

Pattern altitude: 1,946 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

2,500FT

+1,554 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV946 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT893 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,431 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

18:00ZSOLAR NOON

01:17ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (4h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:13Z MOONSET12:47Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KUUV

VFR

Sullivan Regional Airport · Sullivan

WIND: 070° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 3m ago

KCPS

VFR

St Louis Downtown Airport · Cahokia/St Louis

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KCGI

VFR

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 52 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KBLV

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 55 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KSUS

IFR → VFR 01Z

Spirit of St Louis Airport · St Louis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 1.0 SM
CEILING: OVC043
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

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