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// Station · 53m ago

CYHD

Dryden Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 8 kt G15
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 10°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,354 FT
49.8317°N / 92.7442°W
LOCATION · Dryden, CA
N
WIND
050°8 kt
CYHD · 1,354 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/8G15
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW250
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/8 kt, gusting 15. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 25,000 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 CYHD 271000Z AUTO 05008G15KT 9SM FEW250 10/06 A3015 RMK SLP216

CYHD · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · sea-level pressure 1021.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 8 ktG15
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°8G15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,993'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,354 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 -3°C

800FT
-554 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,100 1,800 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,354 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT1,121 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CNE3 (Bearskin Lake Airport, Bearskin Lake, elev 800 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,405 FT FEW250 CYHD ELEV · 1,354 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW250
Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,405 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:13ZSUNRISE
18:09ZSOLAR NOON
02:06ZSUNSET
02:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (15h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 52m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:56Z MOONSET10:48Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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