// Station · 16m ago

KLFT

Lafayette Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 42 FT

30.2053°N / 91.9876°W

LOCATION · Lafayette, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KLFT · 42 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT024

T / Td

31 / 26

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,400 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLFT 111453Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT024 31/26 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060256 50005

KLFT · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

04R HDG 040° —CALM —— 8,000'

22L HDG 220° —CALM —— 8,000'

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 5,403'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 5,403'

04L HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,098'

22R HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,098'

Pattern altitude: 1,042 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 +15°C

1,700FT

+1,658 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-141 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KT82 (Gillespie County Airport, Fredericksburg, elev 1,695 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,497 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:15ZSUNRISE

18:14ZSOLAR NOON

01:13ZSUNSET

01:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (10h 31m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:41Z MOONSET22:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

KCWF

MVFR

Chennault International Airport · Lake Charles

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 60 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →