Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field

KLKR · South Carolina, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 230° Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field 6/24
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

10 kt

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,500
METAR KLKR 070015Z AUTO 23010KT 4SM VCTS RA FEW005 SCT040 BKN055 21/18 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS

METAR Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field - KLKR

Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field is a midsized airport in South Carolina, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.72290 and longitude -80.85459. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is KLKR. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is LKR. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field on May 6, 2024 20:15, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 4 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 500 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,500 ft.

Current weather is in the vicinity thunderstorms , rain. The temperature and wind chill are 21 °C. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 83%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.98 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:13. This applies to Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
6/24 059°-239° 2 kt 10 kt 16 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

500 ft FEW Few clouds
4,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,500 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather In the vicinity thunderstorms
rain
Temperature 21 °C
Dewpoint 18 °C
Rel. humidity 83%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
LTG DSNT ALQDS

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:26 (9:53h)
Midday
13:19
Sunset
20:13

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