// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KPSX

Palacios Municipal Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 100° / 8 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.3°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 14 FT

28.7275°N / 96.2510°W

LOCATION · Palacios, US

WIND

100°8 kt

KPSX · 14 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/8

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 100°/8 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. 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 KPSX 142253Z AUTO 10008KT 5SM HZ CLR 28/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02830228 $

KPSX · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 8 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'

13 HDG 130° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,001'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° 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 +13°C

1,500FT

+1,486 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-68 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,307 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:37ZSUNRISE

18:31ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (1h 57m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:47Z MOONSET01:36Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPKV

MVFR

Calhoun County Airport · Port Lavaca

WIND: 110° / 13 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KBYY

MVFR

Bay City Regional Airport · Bay City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KARM

VFR

Wharton Regional Airport · Wharton

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KVCT

VFR

Victoria Regional Airport · Victoria

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KLBX

VFR

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · Angleton

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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