// Station · 30m ago

KGSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 12 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 31.1°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 925 FT

36.0994°N / 79.9373°W

LOCATION · Greensboro, US

WIND

300°12 kt

KGSO · 925 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/12G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

SCT055 BKN250

T / Td

31 / 19

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 300°/12 kt, gusting 18, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 5,500 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KGSO 111554Z 30012G18KT 10SM SCT055 BKN250 31/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03110194

KGSO · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · wind from 300° at 12 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 12 ktG18

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

300°12G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

32★ HDG 320° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,380'

23R HDG 230° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

23L HDG 230° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

05L HDG 050° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT —

05R HDG 050° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,925 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 +18°C

2,900FT

+1,975 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV925 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT801 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,632 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

10:12ZSUNRISE

17:26ZSOLAR NOON

00:39ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (8h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:41Z MOONSET22:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KINT

VFR

Smith Reynolds Airport · Winston Salem

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 30m ago

KSIF

VFR

Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport · Stoneville

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KBUY

VFR

Burlington Alamance Regional Airport · Burlington

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 30m ago

KEXX

VFR

Davidson County Executive Airport · Lexington

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KHBI

VFR

Asheboro Regional Airport · Asheboro

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 29m ago

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