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// Station · 10m ago

CYLJ

Meadow Lake Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 360° / 3 kt
VIS 4.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 13,000 ft
T/Td 14°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 1,576 FT
54.1253°N / 108.5230°W
LOCATION · Meadow Lake, CA
N
WIND
360°3 kt
CYLJ · 1,576 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/3
 
 
 
VIS
4.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN130
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN130
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Light winds at 360°/3 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, broken at 13,000 ft. Reported weather: 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 CYLJ 111300Z 36003KT 220V010 4SM BR BKN130 14/14 A2987 RMK AC7 SLP121 DENSITY ALT 1900FT

CYLJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 3 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · broken layer at 13,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · weather: BR · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
360°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 5,000'
27 HDG 270° CALM 5,000'
17 HDG 170° CALM 2,290'
35 HDG 350° CALM 2,290'
Pattern altitude: 2,576 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 +2°C

1,900FT
+324 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
3,300 2,200 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,576 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT1,623 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYEN (Estevan Airport, Estevan, elev 1,905 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 8,647 FT BKN130 · CEILING CYLJ ELEV · 1,576 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN130
Broken · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING13,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,647 ft VFR MARGIN+10,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:56ZSUNRISE
19:20ZSOLAR NOON
03:44ZSUNSET
04:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:36Z (15h 25m) DAY LENGTH16h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:18Z MOONSET01:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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