// Station · 16m ago

KPOE

Polk Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 17,000 ft

T/Td 25.8°C / 24.9°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

WX VCSH

ELEV 330 FT

31.0448°N / 93.1917°W

LOCATION · Fort Polk, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KPOE · 330 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

OVC170

LAYERS

SCT010 SCT038 OVC170

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 17,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, scattered at 3,800 ft, and overcast at 17,000 ft. Reported weather: VCSH. 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 KPOE 111255Z 00000KT 7SM VCSH SCT010 SCT038 OVC170 26/25 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP188 T02580249

KPOE · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · overcast at 17,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · weather: VCSH · sea-level pressure 1018.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 4,109'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 4,109'

Pattern altitude: 1,330 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 +11°C

1,500FT

+1,170 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV330 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT159 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KETN (Eastland Municipal Airport, Eastland, elev 1,464 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC170

Overcast · base 17,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING17,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,360 ft VFR MARGIN+14,000 ft

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (12h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:40Z MOONSET22:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDRI

IFR

Beauregard Regional Airport · DeRidder

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 1.3 SM
CEILING: OVC180
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KACP

VFR

Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KAEX

VFR

Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 160° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

K5R8

VFR

De Quincy Industrial Airpark · De Quincy

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KIER

VFR

Natchitoches Regional Airport · Natchitoches

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

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