// Station · 5m ago

KRIW

Central Wyoming Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15.6°C / 6.7°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 5,525 FT

43.0642°N / 108.4600°W

LOCATION · Riverton, US

WIND

160°8 kt

KRIW · 5,525 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100

T / Td

16 / 7

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/8 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.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRIW 271253Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW100 16/07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP051 T01560067

KRIW · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1005.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19★ HDG 190° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,800'

10 HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —

01 HDG 010° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,525 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 +12°C

7,000FT

+1,475 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,525 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT5,564 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBPI (Miley Memorial Field, Big Piney, elev 6,990 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+70%

-49%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+49%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 LEVEL13,404 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:43ZSUNSET

03:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:17Z (14h 18m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:28Z MOONSET11:30Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLND

VFR

Hunt Field · Lander

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

KWRL

VFR

Worland Municipal Airport · Worland

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 58 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KPNA

VFR

Ralph Wenz Field · Pinedale

WIND: 300° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

KBPI

VFR

Miley Memorial Field · Big Piney

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 78 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KCPR

VFR

Casper-Natrona County International Airport · Casper

WIND: 320° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 88 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

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