// Station · 9m ago

KLQK

Pickens County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft

T/Td 26.4°C / 21.4°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,013 FT

34.8100°N / 82.7029°W

LOCATION · Pickens, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KLQK · 1,013 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN046

LAYERS

SCT030 SCT038 BKN046

T / Td

26 / 21

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,000 ft, scattered at 3,800 ft, and broken at 4,600 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 KLQK 302055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT030 SCT038 BKN046 26/21 A2990 RMK AO2 T02640214

KLQK · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 5,002'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 5,002'

Pattern altitude: 2,013 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 +13°C

2,600FT

+1,587 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,013 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,031 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,346 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

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

10:20ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (4h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 18m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:50Z MOONSET12:08Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCEU

VFR

Oconee County Regional Airport · Clemson

WIND: 070° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KGYH

VFR

Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 16 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KGMU

VFR

Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KAND

VFR

Anderson Regional Airport · Anderson

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KGSP

VFR

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

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