// Station · 56m ago
KMCF
MacDill Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 23.6°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
27.8493°N / 82.5212°W
LOCATION · Tampa, US
WIND
100°8 kt
KMCF · 14 FT
© OSM · CartoDB
// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 24
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 100°/8 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.
Loading TAF forecast narrative…
// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →// Raw observation METAR string + decoded
METAR KMCF 270955Z 10008KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP165 T02560236 $
KMCF · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,421'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
22
HDG 220°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +10°C
1,200FT
+1,186 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT-77 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHKY
(Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, elev 1,190 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:36ZSUNRISE
17:28ZSOLAR NOON
00:20ZSUNSET
00:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:46Z (13h 54m)
DAY LENGTH13h 43m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:19Z
MOONSET09:03Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KTPA
VFR
Tampa International Airport · Tampa
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KPIE
VFR
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM NW
- AGE
- 58m ago
KSRQ
VFR
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · Sarasota/Bradenton
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KLAL
VFR
Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 56m ago
KPGD
VFR
Punta Gorda Airport · Punta Gorda
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW029
- DIST
- 63 NM SE
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
//
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 →