// Station · 26m ago

KSZL

Whiteman Air Force Base

CAT MVFR

WIND 070° / 3 kt

VIS 3.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 20°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 870 FT

38.7303°N / 93.5479°W

LOCATION · Knob Noster, US

WIND

070°3 kt

KSZL · 870 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/3

VIS

3.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT036

T / Td

20 / 20

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.0 SM. Light winds at 070°/3 kt, visibility 3.0 SM, scattered at 3,600 ft. Reported weather: BR. 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

SPECI KSZL 271235Z AUTO 07003KT 3SM BR SCT036 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 $

KSZL · day 27 at 12:35 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 3.0 SM · scattered layer at 3,600 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 12,400'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 12,400'

Pattern altitude: 1,870 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 +7°C

1,600FT

+730 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV870 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT796 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBBG (Branson Airport, Branson, elev 1,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT036

Scattered · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,971 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:55ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

01:30ZSUNSET

02:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (13h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:42Z MOONSET10:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KMKC

VFR

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KCOU

VFR

Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 62 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KMCI

VFR

Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW130
DIST: 64 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KSTJ

VFR

Rosecrans Memorial Airport · St Joseph

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 89 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KTBN

IFR

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field · Fort Leonard Wood

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 89 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

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