// Station · 28m ago

KGRK

Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield

CAT MVFR

WIND 160° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,500 ft

T/Td 28°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 1,015 FT

31.0672°N / 97.8289°W

LOCATION · Fort Cavazos, US

WIND

160°7 kt

KGRK · 1,015 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC015

LAYERS

OVC015

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Light winds at 160°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KGRK 111435Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC015 28/23 A3009 RMK AO2 CIG 014 RWY33 SLP176

KGRK · day 11 at 14:35 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 1,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,997'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,015 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 +15°C

2,600FT

+1,585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,015 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT844 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPEQ (Pecos Municipal Airport, Pecos, elev 2,613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

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)

OVC015

Overcast · base 1,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,156 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:38ZSUNSET

02:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (11h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:02Z MOONSET23:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHLR

MVFR

Hood Army Air Field · Fort Cavazos (Killeen)

WIND: 190° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

KILE

MVFR

Skylark Field · Killeen

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 7 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KLZZ

MVFR

Lampasas Airport · Lampasas

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 19 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KGOP

MVFR

Gatesville Municipal Airport · Gatesville

WIND: 170° / 7 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KTPL

—

Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport · Temple

WIND: 180° / 10 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

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