// Station · 11m ago

CYBD

Bella Coola Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 5,300 ft

T/Td 11°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 117 FT

52.3875°N / 126.5960°W

LOCATION · Bella Coola, CA

WIND

000°0 kt

CYBD · 117 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

OVC053

LAYERS

SCT018 OVC053

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 4.0 SM, scattered at 1,800 ft, and overcast at 5,300 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. 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 CYBD 111300Z 00000KT 4SM -RA BR SCT018 OVC053 11/10 A2991 RMK SC4SC4 SLP132

CYBD · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 4.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · overcast at 5,300 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: -RA BR · sea-level pressure 1013.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 4,200'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 4,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,117 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 -4°C

-300FT

-417 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV117 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT123 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CZBB (Boundary Bay Airport, Delta, elev 6 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC053

Overcast · base 5,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,673 ft VFR MARGIN+2,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:18ZSUNRISE

20:32ZSOLAR NOON

04:47ZSUNSET

05:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:34Z (16h 23m) DAY LENGTH16h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:40Z MOONSET02:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CBBC

VFR

Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport · Bella Bella

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 59 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

CYZT

VFR

Port Hardy Airport · Port Hardy

WIND: 240° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 106 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

CYXT

VFR

Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat · Terrace

WIND: 160° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN057
DIST: 144 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

CYYD

VFR

Smithers Airport · Smithers

WIND: 190° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 148 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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