// Station · 19m ago

KTCL

Tuscaloosa National Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 110° / 3 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 700 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 170 FT

33.2206°N / 87.6114°W

LOCATION · Tuscaloosa, US

WIND

110°3 kt

KTCL · 170 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/3

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

OVC007

LAYERS

OVC007

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at 110°/3 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, overcast at 700 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTCL 271353Z 11003KT 9SM OVC007 23/22 A3004 RMK AO2 CIG 005V010 SLP169 T02330222

KTCL · day 27 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · overcast at 700 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

110°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 6,498'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 6,498'

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 4,000'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 4,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,170 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 +8°C

1,100FT

+930 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV170 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT46 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHUA (Redstone Army Air Field, Redstone Arsnl Huntsville, elev 684 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

OVC007

Overcast · base 700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,938 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

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

10:45ZSUNRISE

17:49ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (11h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:34Z MOONSET09:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KBHM

IFR

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 48 NM NE
AGE: 19m ago

KCBM

MVFR

Columbus Air Force Base · Columbus

WIND: 180° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

KGTR

MVFR

Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus/W Point/Starkville

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 51 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KNMM

MVFR

Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · Lauderdale

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 62 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KMEI

MVFR

Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · Meridian

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 78 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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