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// Station · 18m ago

KW63

Lake Country Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 5 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 421 FT
36.5958°N / 78.5601°W
LOCATION · Clarksville, US
N
WIND
310°5 kt
KW63 · 421 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/5G15
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT050
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/5 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,000 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 KW63 111755Z AUTO 31005G15KT 10SM SCT050 33/20 A2998 RMK AO1

KW63 · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 5 ktG15
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID
N
WIND
310°5G15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
04 HDG 040° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,007'
22 HDG 220° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,007'
Pattern altitude: 1,421 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 +19°C

2,600FT
+2,179 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,200 2,100 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV421 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT359 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,088 FT SCT050 KW63 ELEV · 421 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT050
Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,088 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:05ZSUNRISE
17:20ZSOLAR NOON
00:35ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (6h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:37Z MOONSET22:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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