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// Station · 20m ago

KSTC

Saint Cloud Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,031 FT
45.5466°N / 94.0599°W
LOCATION · Saint Cloud, US
N
WIND
180°7 kt
KSTC · 1,031 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KSTC 111553Z 18007KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02780200

KSTC · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
180°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,000'
13 HDG 130° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
05 HDG 050° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,031 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 +15°C

2,600FT
+1,569 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,200 2,200 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,031 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT869 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,071 FT KSTC ELEV · 1,031 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,071 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
02:06ZSUNSET
02:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (10h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET23:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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