// Station · 22m ago

KSPW

Spencer Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 21.1°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,339 FT

43.1655°N / 95.2028°W

LOCATION · Spencer, US

WIND

140°9 kt

KSPW · 1,339 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

FEW049 BKN060 OVC100

T / Td

21 / 17

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,900 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, and overcast 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSPW 301953Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM -RA FEW049 BKN060 OVC100 21/17 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 14034/1859 RAB10 SLP140 P0000 T02110167

KSPW · day 30 at 19:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,900 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,001'

18 HDG 180° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,339 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

2,300FT

+961 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,339 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,298 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE (Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN060

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

FEW049

Few · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,996 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:46ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (6h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 06m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:14Z MOONSET13:21Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KEST

VFR

Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville

WIND: 120° / 17 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

KSHL

VFR

Sheldon Regional Airport · Sheldon

WIND: 120° / 22 ktG32
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KCKP

VFR

Cherokee County Regional Airport · Cherokee

WIND: 080° / 14 ktG18
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 30 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

KMJQ

VFR

Jackson Municipal Airport · Jackson

WIND: 130° / 10 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KOTG

VFR

Worthington Municipal Airport · Worthington

WIND: 140° / 20 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

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