// Station · 12m ago

KMRN

Foothills Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,500 ft

T/Td 27°C / 21.3°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 1,270 FT

35.8202°N / 81.6114°W

LOCATION · Morganton, US

WIND

090°4 kt

KMRN · 1,270 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN075

LAYERS

SCT037 BKN075 BKN085

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,500 ft. Light winds at 090°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,700 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, and broken at 8,500 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 KMRN 302055Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT037 BKN075 BKN085 27/21 A2993 RMK AO2 T02700213

KMRN · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · broken layer at 7,500 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

090°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 5,500'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 5,500'

Pattern altitude: 2,270 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

3,000FT

+1,730 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,270 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,258 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN085

Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN075

Broken · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT037

Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,906 ft VFR MARGIN+4,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:13ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:37ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (3h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:43Z MOONSET12:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KHKY

VFR

Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

KFQD

VFR

Rutherford County Marchman Field · Rutherfordton

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KIPJ

VFR

Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport · Lincolnton

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KSVH

VFR

Statesville Regional Airport · Statesville

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KEHO

VFR

Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport · Shelby

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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