MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, a few at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: thunderstorm, showers in the vicinity, thunderstorm, and sand (TS VCSH TS SA). Blowing sand reduces visibility and can abrade surfaces near the ground. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)
METAR MGRT 130000Z 00000KT 8000 TS VCSH SCT020 FEW024CB OVC090 28/24 Q1011 A2985 CB/TS/LTNG/PCPN N/NNE/NE VOLC STA MARIA Y SATGO EN ACTV
MGRT · day 13 at 00:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · weather: thunderstorm, showers in the vicinity, thunderstorm, and sand (TS VCSH TS SA)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS2 ends
04HDG 040°—CALM——5,065'
22HDG 220°—CALM——5,065'
Pattern altitude: 1,656 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 +14°C
2,500FT
+1,844 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURSloading…
FIELD ELEV656 FTOAT+28°CISA DELTA+14°CPRESSURE ALT721 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,500 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,844 ft above
MGRT's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impactMODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLLCLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.
// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC090
Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING9,000 ft AGLHIGHEST LAYER9,000 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast)FREEZING LEVEL14,797 ftVFR MARGIN+6,000 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:58ZSUNRISE
17:54ZSOLAR NOON
23:50ZSUNSET
00:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:08ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING0mVFR NIGHT BEGINS00:11Z (past)DAY LENGTH11h 51m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3%MOONRISE13:19ZMOONSET01:11ZFULL MOON IN13 days
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