// 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

WIND

360°3 kt

CYLJ · 1,576 FT

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

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

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

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

// 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)

CYXE

VFR

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon

WIND: 090° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW003
DIST: 134 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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