// Station · 27m ago

KT82

Gillespie County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 1,695 FT

30.2432°N / 98.9092°W

LOCATION · Fredericksburg, US

WIND

160°7 kt

KT82 · 1,695 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW038 FEW046 FEW090

T / Td

26 / 21

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,800 ft, a few at 4,600 ft, and a few at 9,000 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 KT82 142235Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM FEW038 FEW046 FEW090 26/21 A3008 RMK AO2

KT82 · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,800 ft · a few clouds at 4,600 ft · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,695 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 +14°C

3,200FT

+1,505 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,695 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,533 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE11 (Andrews County Airport, Andrews, elev 3,174 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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)

FEW090

Few · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW046

Few · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW038

Few · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,826 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:44ZSUNRISE

18:42ZSOLAR NOON

01:40ZSUNSET

02:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (3h 05m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:52Z MOONSET01:48Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KERV

VFR

Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field · Kerrville

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 18 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

K5C1

VFR

Boerne Stage Field · Boerne

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 27m ago

KDZB

VFR

Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark · Horseshoe Bay

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 33 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KAQO

VFR

Llano Municipal Airport · Llano

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

KBMQ

VFR

Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field · Burnet

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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