// Station · 10m ago

CYDC

Princeton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 7 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 34°C / 2°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 2,298 FT

49.4681°N / 120.5110°W

LOCATION · Town of Princeton, CA

WIND

250°7 kt

CYDC · 2,298 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/7G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060 FEW067 FEW260

T / Td

34 / 2

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/7 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft, a few at 6,700 ft, and a few at 26,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYDC 142200Z 25007G15KT 25SM FEW060 FEW067 FEW260 34/02 A2999 RMK CF1CU1CI1 CF TR CU TR CI TR FU ALOFT/HZ SLP139 DENSITY ALT 4900FT

CYDC · day 14 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · a few clouds at 6,700 ft · a few clouds at 26,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 7 ktG15

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

250°7G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,932'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T6 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,298 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 +23°C

5,000FT

+2,702 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,298 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT2,224 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,702 ft above CYDC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+50%

-35%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+35%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW260

Few · base 26,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW067

Few · base 6,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER26,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,470 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:12ZSUNRISE

20:08ZSOLAR NOON

04:05ZSUNSET

04:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:47Z (6h 36m) DAY LENGTH15h 53m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:18Z MOONSET04:12Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

CYYF

VFR

Penticton Airport · Penticton

WIND: 160° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

CYHE

VFR

Hope Airport / FVRD Regional Airpark · Hope

WIND: 290° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

CYLW

VFR

Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KS52

VFR

Methow Valley State Airport · Winthrop

WIND: 150° / 17 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KOMK

VFR

Omak Airport · Omak

WIND: 150° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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