// Station · 26m ago

KOLM

Olympia Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,000 ft

T/Td 13.3°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 209 FT

46.9694°N / 122.9030°W

LOCATION · Olympia, US

WIND

210°8 kt

KOLM · 209 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC080

LAYERS

OVC080

T / Td

13 / 9

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 8,000 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 KOLM 111354Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM OVC080 13/09 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01330089 $

KOLM · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 210° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

210°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,500'

26 HDG 260° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,209 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 -1°C

-0FT

-209 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV209 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT147 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 7WA5 (Stuart Island Airpark, Friday Harbor, elev 10 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,926 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

12:29ZSUNRISE

20:18ZSOLAR NOON

04:07ZSUNSET

04:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:45Z (14h 25m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:53Z MOONSET01:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGRF

VFR

Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 15 NM NE
AGE: 25m ago

KCLS

VFR

Chehalis Centralia Airport · Chehalis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

KSHN

VFR

Sanderson Field · Shelton

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 27m ago

KTCM

VFR

McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 25m ago

KTIW

VFR

Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

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