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// Station · 10m ago

KGYB

Giddings-Lee County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 485 FT
30.1693°N / 96.9800°W
LOCATION · Giddings, US
N
WIND
190°4 kt
KGYB · 485 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT042
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KGYB 302135Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM SCT042 31/21 A2992 RMK AO2 T03100211

KGYB · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 190° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
190°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
17 HDG 170° CALM 4,000'
35 HDG 350° CALM 4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,485 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 +17°C

2,500FT
+2,015 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,900 2,050 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV485 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT482 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNK (Winston Field, Snyder, elev 2,430 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,142 FT SCT042 KGYB ELEV · 485 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT042
Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,142 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:28ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
01:24ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (4h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:00Z MOONSET12:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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