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// Station · 8m ago

KMEV

Minden-Tahoe Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,722 FT
39.0003°N / 119.7510°W
LOCATION · Minden, US
N
WIND
230°4 kt
KMEV · 4,722 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KMEV 142255Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM FEW120 30/10 A3017 RMK AO2

KMEV · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 7,399'
34 HDG 340° CALM 7,399'
12 HDG 120° CALM 5,299'
30 HDG 300° CALM 5,299'
12G HDG 120° CALM 2,050'
30G HDG 300° CALM 2,050'
Pattern altitude: 5,722 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 +24°C

7,300FT
+2,578 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
7,700 6,250 4,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,722 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT4,468 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMMH (Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, elev 7,135 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,874 FT FEW120 KMEV ELEV · 4,722 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL19,874 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:46ZSUNRISE
20:05ZSOLAR NOON
03:25ZSUNSET
03:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:57Z (4h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:54Z MOONSET03:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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