// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

CYTH

Thompson Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 8°C / 6°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

WX VCSH

ELEV 729 FT

55.8011°N / 97.8642°W

LOCATION · Thompson, CA

WIND

280°9 kt

CYTH · 729 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW026 FEW045 SCT080

T / Td

8 / 6

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,600 ft, a few at 4,500 ft, and scattered at 8,000 ft. Reported weather: showers in the vicinity (VCSH). 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 CYTH 170000Z 28009KT 15SM VCSH FEW026 FEW045TCU SCT080 08/06 A2999 RMK SC1TCU2AC1 SC TR SLP170

CYTH · day 17 at 00:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · a few clouds at 4,500 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · weather: showers in the vicinity (VCSH) · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

280°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H7 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,800'

33 HDG 330° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

15 HDG 150° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

06 HDG 060° T7 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,729 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 -6°C

-0FT

-729 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV729 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT655 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYQ (Churchill Airport, Churchill, elev 94 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW045

Few · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW026

Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL4,769 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:06ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (23m) DAY LENGTH12h 42m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION28% MOONRISE16:19Z MOONSET05:02Z FULL MOON IN10 days

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