// Station · 18m ago

KSLE

Salem-Willamette Valley Airport/McNary Field

CAT MVFR

WIND 190° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,300 ft

T/Td 15.6°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 214 FT

44.9095°N / 123.0030°W

LOCATION · Salem, US

WIND

190°8 kt

KSLE · 214 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC023

LAYERS

OVC023

T / Td

16 / 12

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,300 ft. Moderate winds at 190°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,300 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSLE 111356Z 19008KT 10SM OVC023 16/12 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01560117 $

KSLE · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 190° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,300 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

190°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,146'

13 HDG 130° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,214 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 +1°C

200FT

-14 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV214 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT132 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUAO (Aurora State Airport, Aurora, elev 200 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC023

Overcast · base 2,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,093 ft VFR MARGIN-700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:37ZSUNRISE

20:18ZSOLAR NOON

03:59ZSUNSET

04:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:35Z (14h 21m) DAY LENGTH15h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET01:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KS12

MVFR

Albany Municipal Airport · Albany

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC023
DIST: 16 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

KMMV

MVFR

McMinnville Municipal Airport · McMinnville

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC019
DIST: 18 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

KUAO

MVFR → VFR 19Z

Aurora State Airport · Aurora

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 21m ago

KCVO

MVFR

Corvallis Municipal Airport · Corvallis

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC024
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

KHIO

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Portland Hillsboro Airport · Portland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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