// Station · 22m ago

KMKE

General Mitchell International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.3°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 723 FT

42.9472°N / 87.8966°W

LOCATION · Milwaukee, US

WIND

060°8 kt

KMKE · 723 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW080 FEW250

T / Td

23 / 18

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 8,000 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 KMKE 111452Z 06008KT 10SM FEW080 FEW250 23/18 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02330183 51014

KMKE · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 060° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 8 kt

5 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

060°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

07L★ HDG 070° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,797'

07R HDG 070° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT 8,300'

01L HDG 010° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

01R HDG 010° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

13 HDG 130° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends

31 HDG 310° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

19R HDG 190° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

19L HDG 190° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

25R HDG 250° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

25L HDG 250° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,723 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 +9°C

1,700FT

+977 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV723 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT561 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,491 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:24ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:32ZSUNSET

02:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (10h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:50Z MOONSET22:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMWC

VFR

Lawrence J Timmerman Airport · Milwaukee

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KRAC

VFR

John H Batten Airport · Racine

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

KUES

VFR

Waukesha County Airport · Waukesha

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM W
AGE: 29m ago

KENW

VFR

Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha

WIND: 060° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

K57C

VFR

East Troy Municipal Airport · East Troy

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

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