// Station · 2m ago

KMFE

McAllen Miller International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 13 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.4°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 107 FT

26.1761°N / 98.2380°W

LOCATION · McAllen, US

WIND

170°13 kt

KMFE · 107 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/13G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT014 SCT021

T / Td

29 / 26

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 170°/13 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,400 ft, and scattered at 2,100 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

SPECI KMFE 111417Z 17013G21KT 10SM SCT014 SCT021 29/26 A3000 RMK AO2 T02940256

KMFE · day 11 at 14:17 UTC · wind from 170° at 13 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,400 ft · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 13 ktG21

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

170°13G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H13 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,639'

13 HDG 130° H10 kt X8 kt RIGHT 7,120'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X8 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T13 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,107 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,693 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV107 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT25 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT021

Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT014

Scattered · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,955 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:49ZSUNRISE

18:39ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (11h 35m) DAY LENGTH13h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:13Z MOONSET22:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

MMRX

MVFR → VFR 16Z

General Lucio Blanco International Airport · Reynosa

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 36m ago

KEBG

VFR

South Texas International at Edinburg Airport · Edinburg

WIND: 170° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW014
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 24m ago

KHRL

VFR

Valley International Airport · Harlingen

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

MMMA

VFR → MVFR 16Z

General Servando Canales International Airport · Matamoros

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

KBRO

VFR

Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · Brownsville

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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