// Station · 11m ago

KMDS

Madison Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 20 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 25°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 1,718 FT

44.0160°N / 97.0859°W

LOCATION · Madison, US

WIND

150°20 kt

KMDS · 1,718 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/20G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

FEW031 BKN065 BKN120

T / Td

25 / 19

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Strong winds at 150°/20 kt, gusting 27, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,100 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, and broken at 12,000 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 KMDS 301915Z AUTO 15020G27KT 10SM FEW031 BKN065 BKN120 25/19 A2989 RMK AO2 TSNO

KMDS · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 150° at 20 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 20 ktG27

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°20G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H20 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,000'

21 HDG 210° H10 kt X17 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T10 kt X17 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T20 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,718 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

3,400FT

+1,682 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,718 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,745 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN (Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN065

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

FEW031

Few · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,344 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:51ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

02:03ZSUNSET

02:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (7h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:17Z MOONSET13:30Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBKX

VFR

Brookings Regional Airport · Brookings

WIND: 140° / 19 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 30m ago

KFSD

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Sioux Falls Regional Airport · Sioux Falls

WIND: 140° / 19 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 30m ago

K6E5

VFR

Wilder Airport · De Smet

WIND: 150° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KPQN

VFR

Pipestone Municipal Airport · Pipestone

WIND: 130° / 24 ktG28
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KMHE

VFR

Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell

WIND: 140° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 33m ago

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