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// Station · 33m ago

KPSX

Palacios Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
28.7275°N / 96.2510°W
LOCATION · Palacios, US
N
WIND
200°8 kt
KPSX · 14 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/8 kt. 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 KPSX 301853Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02940222 $

KPSX · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
18 HDG 180° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'
26 HDG 260° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
13 HDG 130° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
31 HDG 310° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
08 HDG 080° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT
36 HDG 360° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,014 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

1,800FT
+1,786 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,000 1,600 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT20 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · 14,862 FT KPSX ELEV · 14 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,862 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (6h 19m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:55Z MOONSET12:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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