// Station · 2m ago

KPKV

Calhoun County Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 120° / 9 kt

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.6°C / 26.2°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 32 FT

28.6540°N / 96.6813°W

LOCATION · Port Lavaca, US

WIND

120°9 kt

KPKV · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/9

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW022

T / Td

29 / 26

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, a few at 2,200 ft. Reported weather: HZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPKV 142355Z AUTO 12009KT 4SM HZ FEW022 29/26 A2998 RMK AO2 60000 T02860262 10297 20285 56014

KPKV · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,004'

05 HDG 050° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +14°C

1,600FT

+1,568 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-30 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KERV (Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field, Kerrville, elev 1,617 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,476 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:39ZSUNRISE

18:33ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (1h 56m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:49Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KVCT

VFR

Victoria Regional Airport · Victoria

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KPSX

MVFR

Palacios Municipal Airport · Palacios

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 4m ago

KRKP

VFR

Aransas County Airport · Rockport

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

KARM

VFR

Wharton Regional Airport · Wharton

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KBYY

MVFR

Bay City Regional Airport · Bay City

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 2m ago

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