// Station · 12m ago

KOWA

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 14 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.6°C / 11.2°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 1,145 FT

44.1234°N / 93.2606°W

LOCATION · Owatonna, US

WIND

120°14 kt

KOWA · 1,145 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/14G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW200

T / Td

29 / 11

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/14 kt, gusting 22. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 20,000 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 KOWA 301915Z AUTO 12014G22KT 10SM FEW200 29/11 A2999 RMK AO2 T02860112

KOWA · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 14 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 14 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°14G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12★ HDG 120° H14 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30 HDG 300° T14 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,145 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 +16°C

3,000FT

+1,855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,145 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,071 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW200

Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,589 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:35ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

01:48ZSUNSET

02:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (6h 56m) DAY LENGTH15h 13m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:01Z MOONSET13:15Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KFBL

VFR

Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KACQ

VFR

Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca

WIND: 120° / 18 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KTOB

VFR

Dodge Center Airport · Dodge Center

WIND: 120° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC210
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KSYN

VFR

Stanton Airfield · Dennison

WIND: 110° / 13 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KAEL

VFR

Albert Lea Municipal Airport · Albert Lea

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC200
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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