// Station · 14m ago

KSMQ

Somerset Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 9 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 18.9°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 105 FT

40.6260°N / 74.6702°W

LOCATION · Somerville, US

WIND

040°9 kt

KSMQ · 105 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/9G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

BKN060

T / Td

19 / 5

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 040°/9 kt, gusting 20, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,000 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 KSMQ 302053Z AUTO 04009G20KT 10SM BKN060 19/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01890050 53012

KSMQ · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 9 ktG20

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

040°9G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 1,923'

35 HDG 350° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT 1,700'

12 HDG 120° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT 2,739'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

17 HDG 170° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT —

26 HDG 260° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,105 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 +4°C

500FT

+395 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV105 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT43 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KN40 (Sky Manor Airport, Pittstown, elev 560 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,650 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:32ZSUNRISE

16:57ZSOLAR NOON

00:22ZSUNSET

00:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (3h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:02Z MOONSET11:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KTEB

VFR

Teterboro Airport · Teterboro

WIND: 020° / 13 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KCKZ

VFR

Pennridge Airport · Perkasie

WIND: 030° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 32 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KUKT

VFR

Quakertown Airport · Quakertown

WIND: 350° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 34 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KFWN

VFR

Sussex Airport · Sussex

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KABE

VFR

Lehigh Valley International Airport · Allentown/Bethlehem

WIND: 010° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 35 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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