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// Station · 7m ago

KRPD

Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.7°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,109 FT
45.4230°N / 91.7731°W
LOCATION · Rice Lake, US
N
WIND
130°12 kt
KRPD · 1,109 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12G15
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 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 KRPD 302055Z AUTO 13012G15KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T02470100

KRPD · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 12 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°12G15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H12 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 3,500'
19 HDG 190° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
01 HDG 010° T6 kt X10 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T12 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 2,109 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 +11°C

2,300FT
+1,191 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
3,400 2,100 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,109 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT905 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE (Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,584 FT KRPD ELEV · 1,109 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,584 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:24ZSUNRISE
18:06ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (5h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:54Z MOONSET13:17Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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