// Station · 37m ago

KPOE

Polk Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 17,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

WX TS

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 · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

OVC170

LAYERS

FEW020 SCT032 OVC170

T / Td

26 / 25

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 17,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 8.0 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, scattered at 3,200 ft, and overcast at 17,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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

SPECI KPOE 111325Z 00000KT 8SM TS FEW020 SCT032 OVC170 26/25 A3010 RMK AO2A TSB25 SLP192

KPOE · day 11 at 13:25 UTC · winds calm · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · overcast at 17,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · weather: TS · sea-level pressure 1019.2 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 ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV330 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT147 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

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING17,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,461 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

CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (11h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:41Z MOONSET22:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

K3R7

VFR

Jennings Airport · Jennings

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT028
DIST: 55 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KLCH

VFR

Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KUXL

VFR

Southland Field · Sulphur

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KMKV

VFR

Marksville Municipal Airport · Marksville

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

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