Pickens County Airport

KLQK · South Carolina, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 030° Pickens County Airport 5/23
Wind direction to Wind: 9 kt, gusting 34 kt, 3 beaufort

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BKN 800
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OVC 2,000
METAR KLQK 062055Z AUTO 03009G34KT 1/2SM +TSRA BKN008 OVC020 17/17 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0056 60056 T01650165

METAR Pickens County Airport - KLQK/LQK

Pickens County Airport is a midsized airport in South Carolina, United States. The airport is located at latitude 34.80997 and longitude -82.70289. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is KLQK. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is LQK. The airport's IATA code is LQK. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Pickens County Airport on May 6, 2024 16:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 9 kt. Wind gusts of 34 kt have been measured.

Visibility is ½ mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 800 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 800 ft.

Current weather is heavy thunderstorms rain. The temperature and wind chill are 17 °C. The dew point is 17 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.96 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:20. This applies to Pickens County Airport, 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 %
5/23 044°-224° 2-8 kt 9-33 kt 24 %

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

800 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Heavy thunderstorms rain
Temperature 16.5 °C
Dewpoint 16.5 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
P0056Water equivalent of rainfall since previous observation is 0.56 inch (0.1 mm)
60056Water equivalent of rainfall in the last 6 hours is 0.06 inch (0.0 mm)
T01650165Temperature is 16.5 °C (61.7 °F), dew point is 16.5 °C (61.7 °F)
LTG DSNT ALQDS

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:34
Midday
13:27
Sunset
20:20 (3:05h)

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