// Station · 59m ago

KUTS

Huntsville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 4 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18.9°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 363 FT

30.7469°N / 95.5872°W

LOCATION · Huntsville, US

WIND

140°4 kt

KUTS · 363 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/4

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/4 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 11,000 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 KUTS 270953Z AUTO 14004KT 9SM FEW110 19/18 A2981 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT SW-NW SLP089 P0011 T01890183 $

KUTS · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,005'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,005'

Pattern altitude: 1,363 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 +5°C

1,000FT

+637 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV363 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT470 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDRT (Del Rio International Airport, Del Rio, elev 1,002 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-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)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,908 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

18:20ZSOLAR NOON

01:18ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (14h 53m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:05Z MOONSET10:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KCXO

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KCLL

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Easterwood Field · College Station

WIND: 240° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 41 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KIAH

VFR → MVFR 14Z

George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 48 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KLFK

VFR

Angelina County Airport · Lufkin

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 52 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

KSGR

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 68 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

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