// Station · 6m ago
KS25
Watford City Municipal Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 14 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 2,200 ft
T/Td 21°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 2,111 FT
47.7957°N / 103.2540°W
LOCATION · Watford City, US
WIND
120°14 kt
KS25 · 2,111 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC022
LAYERS
OVC022
T / Td
21 / 19
ALTIM
29.84"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/14 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,200 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR KS25 302055Z AUTO 12014KT 10SM OVC022 21/19 A2984 RMK AO2
KS25 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,200 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 14 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H14 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 6,550'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T14 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 3,111 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 +10°C
3,400FT
+1,289 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,111 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT2,188 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW
(Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:01ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:42ZSUNSET
03:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:21Z (6h 20m)
DAY LENGTH15h 41m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:31Z
MOONSET14:12Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K9Y1
MVFR
Weydahl Field · Killdeer
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC018
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KXWA
MVFR
→
VFR
06Z
Williston Basin International Airport · Williston
- WIND
- 120° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC018
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KD60
MVFR
Tioga Municipal Airport · Tioga
- WIND
- 130° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC021
- DIST
- 38 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSDY
IFR
→
VFR
00Z
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney
- WIND
- 120° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 2.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN016
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 1m ago
K08D
MVFR
Stanley Municipal Airport · Stanley
- WIND
- 140° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC023
- DIST
- 46 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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