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// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE

CYQH

Watson Lake Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 0.50 SM
CEILING OVC at 300 ft
T/Td 8°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
WX FG
ELEV 2,255 FT
60.1168°N / 128.8220°W
LOCATION · Watson Lake, CA
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
CYQH · 2,255 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
0.50 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC003
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC003
 
 
 
T / Td
8 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 0.50 SM, overcast at 300 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYQH 111300Z VRB02KT 1/2SM R09/3000VP6000FT/U FG OVC003 08/08 A2989 RMK FU7ST8 SLP143

CYQH · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 0.50 SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: FG · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 5,504'
27 HDG 270° CALM 5,504'
Pattern altitude: 3,255 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

2,000FT
-255 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV2,255 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT2,282 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXQ (Beaver Creek Airport, Beaver Creek, elev 2,131 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · 6,295 FT OVC003 · CEILING CYQH ELEV · 2,255 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC003
Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,295 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

11:31ZSUNRISE
20:41ZSOLAR NOON
05:51ZSUNSET
07:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:17Z (17h 12m) DAY LENGTH18h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:55Z MOONSET03:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYQH.

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