// Station · 6m ago

KLEX

Blue Grass Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 260° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 800 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 979 FT

38.0351°N / 84.6067°W

LOCATION · Lexington, US

WIND

260°3 kt

KLEX · 979 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN008

LAYERS

BKN008

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at 260°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 800 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLEX 111454Z 26003KT 10SM BKN008 24/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP164 60000 T02390211 50008 $

KLEX · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 260° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 800 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

260°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 7,004'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 7,004'

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 4,000'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 4,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,979 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 +11°C

2,100FT

+1,121 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV979 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT855 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN008

Broken · base 800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,050 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (10h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:51Z MOONSET22:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K27K

VFR

Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport · Georgetown

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

KFFT

—

Capital City Airport · Frankfort

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KDVK

IFR

Stuart Powell Field · Danville

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 30m ago

KIOB

IFR

Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport · Mount Sterling

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

K6I2

MVFR

Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field · Springfield

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 39 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

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