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// Station · 53m ago

KKLS

Southwest Washington Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 10.6°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
46.1180°N / 122.8980°W
LOCATION · Kelso, US
N
WIND
320°3 kt
KKLS · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/3 kt. 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 KKLS 270856Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 6//// T01060089 58002 PNO $

KKLS · day 27 at 08:56 UTC · wind from 320° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
320°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 4,391'
30 HDG 300° CALM 4,391'
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 -4°C

-600FT
-620 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
700 -50 -800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,374 FT KKLS ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL5,374 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:28ZSUNRISE
20:10ZSOLAR NOON
03:51ZSUNSET
04:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:28Z (18h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:09Z MOONSET12:32Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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