// Station · 13m ago

KMSN

Dane County Regional Truax Field

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.1°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 887 FT

43.1399°N / 89.3375°W

LOCATION · Madison, US

WIND

010°6 kt

KMSN · 887 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW250

T / Td

21 / 16

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 KMSN 111253Z 01006KT 10SM FEW250 21/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02110161 $

KMSN · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 010° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

010°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

36★ HDG 360° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,006'

03 HDG 030° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 7,200'

32 HDG 320° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,846'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

21 HDG 210° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

18 HDG 180° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,887 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 +8°C

1,600FT

+713 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV887 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT716 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KD25 (Manitowish Waters Airport, Manitowish Waters, elev 1,610 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,544 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:29ZSUNRISE

18:03ZSOLAR NOON

01:38ZSUNSET

02:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (13h 06m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:50Z MOONSET23:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KC29

VFR

Middleton Municipal Morey Field · Middleton

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KRYV

VFR

Watertown Municipal Airport · Watertown

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KDLL

VFR

Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport · Baraboo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KUNU

VFR

Dodge County Airport · Juneau

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KEFT

VFR

Monroe Municipal Airport · Monroe

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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