Sly Pig's Base

46AL · Alabama, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Sly Pig's Base 12/30
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

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METAR KSCD 021635Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM OVC100 29/18 A2998 RMK AO2 T02900178

METAR Sly Pig's Base - 46AL

Sly Pig's Base is a seaplane base in Alabama, United States. The airport is located at latitude 33.19833 and longitude -86.47500. The airport has one runway: 12/30. This airport has no ICAO code, we use US-0209 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is 46AL. The airport is in the Atlanta FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal on May 2, 2024 11:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 10,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 10,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 29. The dew point is 18 °C, the relative humidity is 51%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.98 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:29. This applies to Sly Pig's Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
12/30 120°-300° 3 kt 8 kt 34 %

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

10,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 29.0 °C
Dewpoint 17.8 °C
Rel. humidity 51%
Heat index 29 °C
Kp-index 7 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T02900178Temperature is 29.0 °C (84.2 °F), dew point is 17.8 °C (64.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:55
Midday
12:42
Sunset
19:28 (7:29h)

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