// Station · 8m ago
KMDZ
Taylor County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.7°C / 19.3°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,478 FT
45.1010°N / 90.3033°W
LOCATION · Medford, US
WIND
250°7 kt
KMDZ · 1,478 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 19
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/7 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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METAR KMDZ 142255Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3013 RMK AO2 T03070193 PWINO
KMDZ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
250°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,000'
16
HDG 160°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
34
HDG 340°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,478 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 +18°C
3,500FT
+2,022 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,478 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,266 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRN
(Gordon Municipal Airport, Gordon, elev 3,562 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
10:28ZSUNRISE
18:08ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (3h 19m)
DAY LENGTH15h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:36Z
MOONSET01:55Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRRL
VFR
Merrill Municipal Airport · Merrill
- WIND
- 250° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 28m ago
KMFI
VFR
Marshfield Municipal Airport · Marshfield
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTKV
VFR
Tomahawk Regional Airport · Tomahawk
- WIND
- 270° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 28m ago
KAUW
VFR
Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau
- WIND
- 230° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 9m ago
KCWA
VFR
Central Wisconsin Airport · Mosinee
- WIND
- 240° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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