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// Station · 6m ago

KPDC

Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 22.9°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 661 FT
43.0193°N / 91.1237°W
LOCATION · Prairie Du Chien, US
N
WIND
270°4 kt
KPDC · 661 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KPDC 150015Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3013 RMK AO2 T03170229

KPDC · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
14 HDG 140° CALM 5,000'
32 HDG 320° CALM 5,000'
11 HDG 110° CALM 3,999'
29 HDG 290° CALM 3,999'
Pattern altitude: 1,661 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 +18°C

2,600FT
+1,939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV661 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT449 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,671 FT KPDC ELEV · 661 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,671 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE
18:11ZSOLAR NOON
01:43ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (1h 56m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET01:54Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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