// Station · 10m ago

KJER

Jerome County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 27 kt G34

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19.4°C / 1.7°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 4,053 FT

42.7267°N / 114.4570°W

LOCATION · Jerome, US

WIND

280°27 kt

KJER · 4,053 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/27G34

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 2

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 280°/27 kt, gusting 34. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KJER 302053Z AUTO 28027G34KT 10SM CLR 19/02 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 28037/2000 SLP127 T01940017 58004

KJER · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 27 kt, gusts to 34 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 27 ktG34

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°27G34 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H27 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T27 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 5,053 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

5,500FT

+1,447 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,053 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT3,991 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAOC (Arco Butte County Airport, Arco, elev 5,332 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+55%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-17%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,851 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:04ZSUNRISE

19:36ZSOLAR NOON

03:08ZSUNSET

03:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:42Z (6h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:34Z MOONSET14:38Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KTWF

VFR

Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport · Twin Falls

WIND: 280° / 18 ktG30
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KGNG

VFR

Gooding Municipal Airport · Gooding

WIND: 260° / 24 ktG33
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KBYI

VFR

Burley Municipal Airport · Burley

WIND: 270° / 16 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KSUN

VFR

Friedman Memorial Airport · Hailey

WIND: 210° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 47 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

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