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// Station · 9m ago

KJYG

St James Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 1,067 FT
43.9863°N / 94.5579°W
LOCATION · St James, US
N
WIND
180°13 kt
KJYG · 1,067 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/13
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW090
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 180°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 9,000 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 KJYG 302055Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM FEW090 27/13 A2994 RMK AO2

KJYG · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
180°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15 HDG 150° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,067 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

2,700FT
+1,633 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,400 2,400 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,067 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,044 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 14,703 FT FEW090 KJYG ELEV · 1,067 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW090
Few · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,703 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:41ZSUNRISE
18:17ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:28Z (5h 23m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:10Z MOONSET13:23Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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