// Station · 31m ago

KWVL

Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 13 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 3,500 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 333 FT

44.5332°N / 69.6755°W

LOCATION · Waterville, US

WIND

030°13 kt

KWVL · 333 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/13G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC035

LAYERS

OVC035

T / Td

11 / 3

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,500 ft. Brisk winds at 030°/13 kt, gusting 21, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 3,500 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 KWVL 301856Z AUTO 03013G21KT 10SM OVC035 11/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01060028

KWVL · day 30 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 030° at 13 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 3,500 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 13 ktG21

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

030°13G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

32 HDG 320° H4 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 57%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X12 kt LEFT —

23 HDG 230° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,333 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 -4°C

-200FT

-533 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV333 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT230 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 35ME (Matinicus Island Airport, Matinicus Island, elev 15 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC035

Overcast · base 3,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,687 ft VFR MARGIN+500 ft

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

08:59ZSUNRISE

16:37ZSOLAR NOON

00:15ZSUNSET

00:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (5h 24m) DAY LENGTH15h 16m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:26Z MOONSET11:42Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KAUG

VFR

Augusta State Airport · Augusta

WIND: 030° / 12 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC038
DIST: 14 NM S
AGE: 34m ago

KIWI

VFR

Wiscasset Airport · Wiscasset

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN034
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 34m ago

KRKD

VFR

Knox County Regional Airport · Rockland

WIND: 030° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC043
DIST: 38 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KLEW

VFR

Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport · Auburn/Lewiston

WIND: 020° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC037
DIST: 39 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

KBGR

VFR

Bangor International Airport · Bangor

WIND: 030° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 40 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

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