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// Station · 14m ago

KHVC

Hopkinsville Christian County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 4 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 564 FT
36.8570°N / 87.4551°W
LOCATION · Hopkinsville, US
N
WIND
070°4 kt
KHVC · 564 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/4G10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW055
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/4 kt, gusting 10. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,500 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 KHVC 142155Z AUTO 07004G10KT 10SM FEW055 31/24 A3006 RMK A01

KHVC · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt, gusts to 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 4 ktG10
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
070°4G10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,505'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,505'
Pattern altitude: 1,564 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

2,400FT
+1,836 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV564 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT422 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,221 FT FEW055 KHVC ELEV · 564 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW055
Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,221 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (3h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET01:17Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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