// Station · 10m ago

KLCQ

Lake City Gateway Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 7 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 201 FT

30.1820°N / 82.5769°W

LOCATION · Lake City, US

WIND

210°7 kt

KLCQ · 201 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/7

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT033 BKN060 OVC070

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 210°/7 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, and overcast at 7,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KLCQ 301915Z AUTO 21007KT 7SM -RA SCT033 BKN060 OVC070 27/22 A2992 RMK AO2

KLCQ · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 210° at 7 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

210°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'

28 HDG 280° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,201 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

1,700FT

+1,499 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV201 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT198 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,837 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:31ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (5h 28m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:57Z MOONSET11:53Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K24J

VFR

Suwannee County Airport · Live Oak

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KGNV

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville

WIND: 310° / 5 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 34 NM SE
AGE: 32m ago

K42J

VFR

Keystone Heights Airport · Keystone Heights

WIND: 330° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 34 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KVQQ

VFR → MVFR 19Z

Cecil Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 35m ago

KNEN

VFR

Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field · Jacksonville

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 38 NM E
AGE: 32m ago

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