// Station · 9m ago
KSCD
Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 23.6°C / 23.6°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 569 FT
33.1718°N / 86.3055°W
LOCATION · Sylacauga, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KSCD · 569 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
BKN100
LAYERS
BKN100
T / Td
24 / 24
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSCD 150055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA BKN100 24/24 A3009 RMK AO2 P0016 T02360236 $
KSCD · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
5,390'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
5,390'
Pattern altitude: 1,569 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
1,500FT
+931 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV569 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT398 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K8A0
(Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field, Albertville, elev 1,032 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:47ZSUNRISE
17:52ZSOLAR NOON
00:56ZSUNSET
01:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (20m)
DAY LENGTH14h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:59Z
MOONSET01:09Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KALX
VFR
Thomas C Russell Field · Alexander City
- WIND
- 190° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KEET
VFR
→
IFR
06Z
Shelby County Airport · Alabaster
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KASN
VFR
Talladega Municipal Airport · Talladega
- WIND
- 120° / 1 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KEKY
MVFR
Bessemer Airport · Bessemer
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN029
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
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