// Station · 32m ago

KMEI

Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.3°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 297 FT

32.3326°N / 88.7519°W

LOCATION · Meridian, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KMEI · 297 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW047

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,700 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 KMEI 111858Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW047 33/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03330228

KMEI · day 11 at 18:58 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,700 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 10,003'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 10,003'

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,052'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,052'

Pattern altitude: 1,297 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 +19°C

2,400FT

+2,103 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV297 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT126 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW047

Few · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,115 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE

18:01ZSOLAR NOON

01:05ZSUNSET

01:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (6h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:32Z MOONSET22:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNMM

VFR

Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · Lauderdale

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW043
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

KNJW

VFR

Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field · Preston

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 33m ago

KMPE

MVFR

Philadelphia Municipal Airport · Philadelphia

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

KDYA

VFR

Demopolis Municipal Airport · Demopolis

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 41 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KLUL

VFR

Hesler Noble Field · Laurel

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

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