// Station · 14m ago

KVCT

Victoria Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 115 FT

28.8526°N / 96.9185°W

LOCATION · Victoria, US

WIND

100°7 kt

KVCT · 115 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW039 SCT080

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,900 ft, and scattered at 8,000 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 KVCT 111451Z 10007KT 10SM FEW039 SCT080 26/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS RAE15 SLP178 P0001 60008 T02560239

KVCT · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 100° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,900 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,111'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T6 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,115 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 +11°C

1,200FT

+1,085 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV115 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-27 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLZZ (Lampasas Airport, Lampasas, elev 1,215 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW039

Few · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,044 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:38ZSUNRISE

18:34ZSOLAR NOON

01:30ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (10h 51m) DAY LENGTH13h 51m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:04Z MOONSET22:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KPKV

VFR

Calhoun County Airport · Port Lavaca

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: SCT130
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KPSX

VFR

Palacios Municipal Airport · Palacios

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KRKP

VFR

Aransas County Airport · Rockport

WIND: 130° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KARM

IFR

Wharton Regional Airport · Wharton

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KT20

MVFR

Roger M Dreyer Memorial Airport · Gonzales

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

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