// Station · 13m ago

KMEM

Memphis International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 341 FT

35.0438°N / 89.9763°W

LOCATION · Memphis, US

WIND

250°8 kt

KMEM · 341 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050 FEW070 FEW100 FEW150

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 ft, a few at 7,000 ft, a few at 10,000 ft, and a few at 15,000 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 KMEM 111454Z 25008KT 10SM FEW050 FEW070 FEW100 FEW150 30/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP176 T03000239 50005 $

KMEM · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · a few clouds at 15,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

250°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

27★ HDG 270° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,946'

18C HDG 180° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

18L HDG 180° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

18R HDG 180° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

36C HDG 360° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

36R HDG 360° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

09 HDG 090° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,341 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 +15°C

2,000FT

+1,659 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV341 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT188 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW150

Few · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~39% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,493 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:55ZSUNRISE

18:06ZSOLAR NOON

01:17ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (10h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:21Z MOONSET22:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOLV

VFR

Olive Branch Airport · Olive Branch

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 10 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KM01

VFR

General Dewitt Spain Airport · Memphis

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KAWM

VFR

West Memphis Municipal Airport · West Memphis

WIND: 220° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

K2M8

VFR

Charles W. Baker Airport · Millington

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KNQA

VFR

Millington-Memphis Airport · Millington

WIND: 220° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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