[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// Station · 6m ago

KIIY

Washington Wilkes County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft
T/Td 25.8°C / —
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 646 FT
33.7794°N / 82.8158°W
LOCATION · Washington, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KIIY · 646 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

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

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN065
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN065 OVC075
 
 
 
T / Td
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 7,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIIY 142255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN065 OVC075 26/ A3011 RMK AO2 T0258////

KIIY · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 7,500 ft · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,020'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,020'
Pattern altitude: 1,646 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 +12°C

1,900FT
+1,254 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,300 1,750 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV646 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT454 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,676 FT BKN065 · CEILING OVC075 KIIY ELEV · 646 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC075
Overcast · base 7,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN065
Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,676 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:32ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
00:44ZSUNSET
01:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:12Z (2h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:40Z MOONSET00:52Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →