// Station · 12m ago

KGDB

Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 13 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 27.2°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,047 FT

44.7533°N / 95.5560°W

LOCATION · Granite Falls, US

WIND

130°13 kt

KGDB · 1,047 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/13G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

SCT065 BKN100

T / Td

27 / 9

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,500 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KGDB 301915Z AUTO 13013G22KT 10SM SCT065 BKN100 27/09 A2996 RMK AO2 T02720090

KGDB · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 13 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°13G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,357'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,047 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

2,700FT

+1,653 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,047 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,006 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,784 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

18:21ZSOLAR NOON

02:00ZSUNSET

02:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (7h 08m) DAY LENGTH15h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:08Z MOONSET13:26Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMVE

VFR

Montevideo Chippewa County Airport · Montevideo

WIND: 150° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 15 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KMML

VFR

Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field · Marshall

WIND: 120° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

KOVL

VFR

Olivia Regional Airport · Olivia

WIND: 150° / 16 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KRWF

VFR

Redwood Falls Municipal Airport · Redwood Falls

WIND: 130° / 12 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

KBDH

VFR

Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) · Willmar

WIND: 140° / 17 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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