// Station · 5m ago

KROA

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 1,175 FT

37.3255°N / 79.9754°W

LOCATION · Roanoke, US

WIND

240°6 kt

KROA · 1,175 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW028 SCT050 SCT200

T / Td

27 / 20

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,800 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft, and scattered at 20,000 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 KROA 111354Z 24006KT 10SM FEW028 SCT050 SCT200 27/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02670200

KROA · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,800'

16 HDG 160° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

34 HDG 340° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

06 HDG 060° T6 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,175 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

2,700FT

+1,525 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,175 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,033 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHLX (Twin County Airport, Hillsville, elev 2,693 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT200

Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW028

Few · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,660 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:09ZSUNRISE

17:26ZSOLAR NOON

00:43ZSUNSET

01:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (11h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:33Z MOONSET22:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KBCB

VFR

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport · Blacksburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KPSK

VFR

New River Valley Airport · Dublin

WIND: 280° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KLYH

VFR → MVFR 06Z

Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · Lynchburg

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KLWB

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Greenbrier Valley Airport · Lewisburg

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 38 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KHSP

LIFR

Ingalls Field · Hot Springs

WIND: 280° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

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