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CYWL

Williams Lake Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 13,000 ft
T/Td 13°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 3,085 FT
52.1831°N / 122.0540°W
LOCATION · Williams Lake, CA
N
WIND
000°0 kt
CYWL · 3,085 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN130
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW024 FEW090 BKN130
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 13,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,400 ft, a few at 9,000 ft, and broken at 13,000 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 CYWL 111600Z 00000KT 15SM FEW024 FEW090 BKN130 13/06 A2987 RMK CU1AC2AS5 CU TR SLP116 DENSITY ALT 3600FT

CYWL · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 13,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 7,000'
30 HDG 300° CALM 7,000'
Pattern altitude: 4,085 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 +4°C

3,600FT
+515 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
5,100 4,100 3,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,085 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT3,132 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CAJ4 (Anahim Lake Airport, Anahim Lake, elev 3,635 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,651 FT FEW024 FEW090 BKN130 · CEILING CYWL ELEV · 3,085 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN130
Broken · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW090
Few · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING13,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,651 ft VFR MARGIN+10,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:01ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
04:27ZSUNSET
05:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:14Z (12h 09m) DAY LENGTH16h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:31Z MOONSET01:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

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