// Station · 17m ago

KSCD

Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 20,000 ft

T/Td 23.6°C / 23.6°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 569 FT

33.1718°N / 86.3055°W

LOCATION · Sylacauga, US

WIND

160°3 kt

KSCD · 569 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC200

LAYERS

FEW060 SCT100 OVC200

T / Td

24 / 24

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at 160°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft, and overcast 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 KSCD 150155Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM FEW060 SCT100 OVC200 24/24 A3010 RMK AO2 RAE0142 P0000 T02360236 $

KSCD · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · overcast at 20,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

160°3 kt

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 ALT386 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC200

Overcast · base 20,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,488 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:56ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:02Z MOONSET01:11Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

KALX

VFR

Thomas C Russell Field · Alexander City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KPLR

VFR

St Clair County Airport · Pell City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KEET

MVFR → IFR 06Z

Shelby County Airport · Alabaster

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KASN

VFR

Talladega Municipal Airport · Talladega

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KEKY

VFR

Bessemer Airport · Bessemer

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN049
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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