// Station · 19m ago

KGRD

Greenwood County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 3 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 9,000 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 631 FT

34.2487°N / 82.1591°W

LOCATION · Greenwood, US

WIND

300°3 kt

KGRD · 631 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/3

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

OVC090

LAYERS

SCT050 SCT065 OVC090

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Light winds at 300°/3 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 5,000 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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

SPECI KGRD 302127Z AUTO 30003KT 7SM -RA SCT050 SCT065 OVC090 24/23 A2991 RMK AO2 P0011 T02390228

KGRD · day 30 at 21:27 UTC · wind from 300° at 3 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

300°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,001'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,001'

Pattern altitude: 1,631 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 +10°C

1,900FT

+1,269 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV631 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT637 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT065

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

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,702 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:27ZSOLAR NOON

00:35ZSUNSET

01:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:46Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (3h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:51Z MOONSET12:06Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLUX

VFR

Laurens County Airport · Laurens

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KEOE

VFR

Newberry County Airport · Newberry

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KAND

VFR

Anderson Regional Airport · Anderson

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM NW
AGE: 50m ago

KGYH

VFR

Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

K35A

VFR

Union County, Troy Shelton Field · Union

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT031
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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