// Station · 31m ago

KIAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 312 FT

38.9445°N / 77.4558°W

LOCATION · Dulles, US

WIND

250°7 kt

KIAD · 312 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW031 FEW070 SCT180 BKN250

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 250°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,100 ft, a few at 7,000 ft, scattered at 18,000 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 KIAD 111552Z 25007KT 10SM FEW031 FEW070 SCT180 BKN250 28/21 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02830211 $

KIAD · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · scattered layer at 18,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 7 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

250°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

30★ HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,501'

19C HDG 190° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

19R HDG 190° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

19L HDG 190° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

01C HDG 010° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT —

01L HDG 010° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT —

01R HDG 010° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT —

12 HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,312 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 +14°C

1,900FT

+1,588 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV312 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT259 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

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

SCT180

Scattered · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW031

Few · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,605 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

09:54ZSUNRISE

17:16ZSOLAR NOON

00:37ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (8h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:23Z MOONSET22:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KJYO

VFR

Leesburg Executive Airport · Leesburg

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT031
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KHEF

VFR

Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P. Davis Field · Manassas

WIND: 300° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 14 NM S
AGE: 27m ago

KDAA

VFR

Davison Army Air Field · Fort Belvoir

WIND: 310° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW032
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 28m ago

KGAI

VFR

Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN037
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KDCA

VFR

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 31m ago

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