// Station · 7m ago

KU68

North Big Horn County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 19°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 4,090 FT

44.9120°N / 108.4435°W

LOCATION · Cowley, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KU68 · 4,090 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

BKN070 OVC080

T / Td

19 / 10

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 8,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 KU68 302055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM TS BKN070 OVC080 19/10 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N NE AND SW

KU68 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,199'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,199'

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 1,866'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 1,866'

Pattern altitude: 5,090 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 +12°C

5,700FT

+1,610 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,090 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT4,188 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K46U (Alpine Airport, Alpine, elev 5,634 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+57%

-40%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+40%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN070

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

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,686 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

11:33ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:52ZSUNSET

03:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (6h 25m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:03Z MOONSET14:22Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KPOY

MVFR

Powell Municipal Airport · Powell

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

KGEY

VFR

South Big Horn County Airport · Greybull

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KCOD

VFR

Yellowstone Regional Airport · Cody

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

K6S8

IFR

Laurel Municipal Airport · Laurel

WIND: 350° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 1.0 SM
CEILING: OVC029
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

KBIL

VFR

Billings Logan International Airport · Billings

WIND: 020° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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