// Station · 16m ago

KHSV

Huntsville International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 629 FT

34.6362°N / 86.7744°W

LOCATION · Huntsville, US

WIND

260°10 kt

KHSV · 629 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT028

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,800 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 KHSV 111453Z 26010KT 10SM SCT028 30/24 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03000239 50000 $

KHSV · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,800 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

260°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18L★ HDG 180° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,001'

18R HDG 180° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36R HDG 360° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,629 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 +16°C

2,400FT

+1,771 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV629 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT446 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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)

SCT028

Scattered · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,781 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (10h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET22:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHUA

VFR

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KMDQ

VFR

Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville

WIND: 270° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT023
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KFYM

VFR

Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville

WIND: 270° / 5 ktG11
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

K9A4

VFR

Courtland Airport · Courtland

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

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