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// Station · 18m ago

VOSM

Salem Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 240° / 4 kt
VIS 4.3 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 34°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 1,008 FT
11.7833°N / 78.0656°E
LOCATION · Salem, IN
N
WIND
240°4 kt
VOSM · 1,008 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/4
 
 
 
VIS
4.3 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT020 SCT100
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Light winds at 240°/4 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, and scattered at 10,000 ft. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR VOSM 270930Z 24004KT 7000 SCT020 SCT100 34/21 Q1008 NOSIG

VOSM · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 240° at 4 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
240°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 5,925'
22 HDG 220° CALM 5,925'
Pattern altitude: 2,008 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 +21°C

3,700FT
+2,692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
4,100 3,450 2,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,008 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,162 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at VIBR (Kullu Manali Airport, Bhuntar, elev 3,573 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,180 FT SCT020 SCT100 VOSM ELEV · 1,008 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT100
Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,180 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

00:24ZSUNRISE
06:46ZSOLAR NOON
13:08ZSUNSET
13:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS13:31Z (3h 42m) DAY LENGTH12h 44m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE09:04Z MOONSET21:49Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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