// Station · 51m ago

CYAM

Sault Ste Marie Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 8°C / 7°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 630 FT

46.4832°N / 84.5085°W

LOCATION · Sault Ste Marie, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYAM · 630 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW017 FEW100 FEW220 SCT250

T / Td

8 / 7

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,700 ft, a few at 10,000 ft, a few at 22,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYAM 271100Z VRB02KT 15SM FEW017 FEW100 FEW220 SCT250 08/07 A3004 RMK SC1AC1CI1CI2 SC TR AC TR SLP179

CYAM · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · a few clouds at 22,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 6,000'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 6,000'

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 6,000'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 6,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,630 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 -6°C

-200FT

-830 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV630 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT506 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYMO (Moosonee Airport, Moosonee, elev 30 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW220

Few · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW017

Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~64% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL4,670 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

09:53ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

01:19ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (14h 05m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:38Z MOONSET10:04Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCIU

VFR

Chippewa County International Airport · Kincheloe

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 55m ago

KPLN

VFR

Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport · Pellston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

KSJX

VFR

Beaver Island Airport · Beaver Island

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KCVX

VFR

Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 78 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

CYZE

VFR

Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport · Gore Bay

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 88 NM SE
AGE: 51m ago

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →