// Station · 6m ago

KPWD

Sher-Wood Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 9 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 2,250 FT

48.7903°N / 104.5340°W

LOCATION · Plentywood, US

WIND

060°9 kt

KPWD · 2,250 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/9G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/9 kt, gusting 15. 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 KPWD 142255Z AUTO 06009G15KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3016 RMK AO2

KPWD · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 9 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 9 ktG15

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

060°9G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,951'

12 HDG 120° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

34 HDG 340° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

16 HDG 160° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,250 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 +17°C

4,000FT

+1,750 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,250 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT2,008 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCII (Choteau Airport, Choteau, elev 3,947 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+40%

-28%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+28%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 LEVEL16,391 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:11ZSUNRISE

19:05ZSOLAR NOON

02:59ZSUNSET

03:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:39Z (4h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 48m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:19Z MOONSET03:07Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KPWD.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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