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// Station · 17m ago

KPLR

St Clair County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 485 FT
33.5588°N / 86.2491°W
LOCATION · Pell City, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KPLR · 485 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KPLR 142335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A3007 RMK A01

KPLR · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 5,001'
21 HDG 210° CALM 5,001'
Pattern altitude: 1,485 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 +10°C

1,500FT
+1,015 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,400 1,800 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV485 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT332 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8A0 (Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field, Albertville, elev 1,032 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,606 FT KPLR ELEV · 485 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,606 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:46ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
00:57ZSUNSET
01:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:25Z (1h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:56Z MOONSET01:07Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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