// Station · 30m ago

KLRD

Laredo International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 130° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,700 ft

T/Td 28.9°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 508 FT

27.5438°N / 99.4616°W

LOCATION · Laredo, US

WIND

130°11 kt

KLRD · 508 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN017

LAYERS

BKN017 BKN024 BKN029

T / Td

29 / 24

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,700 ft. Moderate winds at 130°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,700 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, and broken at 2,900 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLRD 111356Z 13011KT 10SM BKN017 BKN024 BKN029 29/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02890239 $

KLRD · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 130° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,700 ft · broken layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 2,900 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 11 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

130°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H11 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,927'

18L HDG 180° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

18R HDG 180° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36R HDG 360° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

36L HDG 360° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T11 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,508 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

2,200FT

+1,692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV508 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT417 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA (Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

BKN029

Broken · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN024

Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN017

Broken · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,104 ft VFR MARGIN-1,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:51ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:37ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (11h 37m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:15Z MOONSET23:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

MMNL

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Quetzalcóatl International Airport · Nuevo Laredo

WIND: 120° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 8 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KAPY

MVFR

Zapata County Airport · Zapata

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KHBV

VFR

Jim Hogg County Airport · Hebbronville

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KCOT

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Cotulla-La Salle County Airport · Cotulla

WIND: 140° / 10 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 56 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KCZT

VFR

Dimmit County Airport · Carrizo Springs

WIND: 150° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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