// Station · 6m ago

KM30

Metropolis Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 384 FT

37.1824°N / 88.7507°W

LOCATION · Metropolis, US

WIND

110°3 kt

KM30 · 384 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

SCT039 BKN050 BKN065

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 110°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,900 ft, broken at 5,000 ft, and broken at 6,500 ft. 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 KM30 302055Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT039 BKN050 BKN065 27/22 A2992 RMK AO2 T02700217

KM30 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

110°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 4,002'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 4,002'

Pattern altitude: 1,384 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

1,900FT

+1,516 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV384 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT381 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT039

Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,020 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

17:54ZSOLAR NOON

01:09ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (4h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:08Z MOONSET12:39Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KPAH

VFR

Barkley Regional Airport · Paducah

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW037
DIST: 7 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KCIR

VFR

Cairo Regional Airport · Cairo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KM25

VFR

Mayfield Graves County Airport · Mayfield

WIND: 030° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

KCEY

VFR

Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field · Murray

WIND: 020° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW028
DIST: 36 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KMWA

VFR

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois · Marion

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

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