// Station · 7m ago

KGIC

Idaho County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,200 ft

T/Td 10°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 3,314 FT

45.9426°N / 116.1230°W

LOCATION · Grangeville, US

WIND

070°4 kt

KGIC · 3,314 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC042

LAYERS

SCT020 SCT025 OVC042

T / Td

10 / 6

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,200 ft. Light winds at 070°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,000 ft, scattered at 2,500 ft, and overcast at 4,200 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 KGIC 302055Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT020 SCT025 OVC042 10/06 A3014 RMK AO1

KGIC · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · overcast at 4,200 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 5,100'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 5,100'

Pattern altitude: 4,314 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 +1°C

3,200FT

-114 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,314 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT3,093 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMUO (Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, elev 2,996 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC042

Overcast · base 4,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,365 ft VFR MARGIN+1,200 ft

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

12:00ZSUNRISE

19:43ZSOLAR NOON

03:26ZSUNSET

04:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:03Z (7h 01m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:29Z MOONSET14:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLWS

VFR

Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport · Lewiston

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KPUW

VFR

Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport · Pullman

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 63 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KMYL

VFR

McCall Municipal Airport · McCall

WIND: 270° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 63 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KLGD

VFR

La Grande/Union County Airport · La Grande

WIND: 340° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 88 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KALW

VFR

Walla Walla Regional Airport · Walla Walla

WIND: VRB / 5 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 91 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

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