// Station · 12m ago

KJEF

Jefferson City Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 549 FT

38.5912°N / 92.1561°W

LOCATION · Jefferson City, US

WIND

120°5 kt

KJEF · 549 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 11,000 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 KJEF 302053Z 12005KT 10SM FEW110 24/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP115 60002 T02390206 56025 $

KJEF · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,000'

09 HDG 090° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT 3,401'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,549 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 +10°C

1,800FT

+1,251 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV549 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT555 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO (Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,620 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:48ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:18Z MOONSET12:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCOU

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KVER

VFR

Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport · Boonville

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KVIH

VFR

Rolla National Airport · Vichy

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 33 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KAIZ

VFR

Lee C Fine Memorial Airport · Kaiser Lake Ozark

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 35 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KMYJ

VFR

Mexico Memorial Airport · Mexico

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

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