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// Station · 18m ago

KLSE

La Crosse Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 655 FT
43.8790°N / 91.2567°W
LOCATION · La Crosse, US
N
WIND
170°3 kt
KLSE · 655 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KLSE 111453Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3011

KLSE · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
170°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 8,742'
36 HDG 360° CALM 8,742'
13 HDG 130° CALM 6,050'
31 HDG 310° CALM 6,050'
04 HDG 040° CALM 5,199'
22 HDG 220° CALM 5,199'
Pattern altitude: 1,655 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

1,900FT
+1,245 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,800 1,750 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV655 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT463 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,786 FT KLSE ELEV · 655 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,786 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:34ZSUNRISE
18:11ZSOLAR NOON
01:48ZSUNSET
02:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (11h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:00Z MOONSET23:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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