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// Station · 10m ago

KPIM

Harris County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,700 ft
T/Td 29°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 902 FT
32.8407°N / 84.8824°W
LOCATION · Pine Mountain, US
N
WIND
230°7 kt
KPIM · 902 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN047
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN047 BKN055 BKN085
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,700 ft. Light winds at 230°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,700 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 8,500 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 KPIM 301915Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM BKN047 BKN055 BKN085 29/24 A2992 RMK AO2

KPIM · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,700 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,902 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

2,800FT
+1,898 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,100 2,300 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV902 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT899 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,548 FT BKN047 · CEILING BKN055 BKN085 KPIM ELEV · 902 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN085
Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN055
Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN047
Broken · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,548 ft VFR MARGIN+1,700 ft

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

10:34ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
00:42ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (5h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:00Z MOONSET12:09Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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