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// Station · 58m ago

KWST

Westerly State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 81 FT
41.3496°N / 71.8034°W
LOCATION · Westerly, US
N
WIND
230°5 kt
KWST · 81 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KWST 270953Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01500128 $

KWST · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
25 HDG 250° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,010'
14 HDG 140° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 3,960'
32 HDG 320° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,960'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,081 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 +0°C

100FT
+19 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
1,200 400 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV81 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT87 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBID (Block Island State Airport, Block Island, elev 108 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+1%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,657 FT KWST ELEV · 81 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,657 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:20ZSUNRISE
16:45ZSOLAR NOON
00:11ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (13h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:03Z MOONSET08:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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