// Station · 29m ago

KOWB

Owensboro Daviess County Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 250° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 700 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 407 FT

37.7401°N / 87.1668°W

LOCATION · Owensboro, US

WIND

250°5 kt

KOWB · 407 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN007

LAYERS

BKN007

T / Td

23 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at 250°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 700 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOWB 111356Z 25005KT 10SM BKN007 23/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02330233

KOWB · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 700 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

18 HDG 180° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —

06 HDG 060° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,407 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

1,300FT

+893 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV407 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT274 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KK22 (Big Sandy Regional Airport, Debord, elev 1,221 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

BKN007

Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,175 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

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

10:37ZSUNRISE

17:55ZSOLAR NOON

01:13ZSUNSET

01:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:43Z (11h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:01Z MOONSET22:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEVV

MVFR → VFR 02Z

Evansville Regional Airport · Evansville

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 31m ago

KEHR

VFR

Henderson City County Airport · Henderson

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 25 NM W
AGE: 29m ago

K2I0

VFR

Madisonville Regional Airport · Madisonville

WIND: 360° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KM21

VFR

Muhlenberg County Airport · Greenville

WIND: 160° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KHNB

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Huntingburg Airport · Huntingburg

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC012
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

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