// Station · 20m ago

KPWK

Chicago Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.8°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 647 FT

42.1142°N / 87.9015°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, US

WIND

020°5 kt

KPWK · 647 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100

T / Td

23 / 20

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 10,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPWK 111252Z 02005KT 10SM FEW100 23/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02280200

KPWK · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

020°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

06★ HDG 060° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,677'

34 HDG 340° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT 5,001'

30 HDG 300° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,415'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

12 HDG 120° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

24 HDG 240° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

16 HDG 160° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,647 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 +9°C

1,600FT

+953 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV647 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT514 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHI (Rhinelander Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, elev 1,624 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,162 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (12h 50m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:48Z MOONSET22:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KORD

VFR

Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

K06C

VFR

Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

KUGN

VFR

Waukegan National Airport · Chicago/Waukegan

WIND: 020° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

KMDW

VFR

Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →