// Station · 9m ago

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

WIND

000°0 kt

CYWL · 3,085 FT

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

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

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 ↘ -400 FT

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

// 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

CURRENT16:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:14Z (13h 05m) DAY LENGTH16h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:29Z MOONSET01:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYQZ

VFR

Quesnel Airport · Quesnel

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

CYCP

VFR

Blue River Airport · Blue River

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 102 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

CYXS

VFR

Prince George (International) Airport · Prince George

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 105 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

CYKA

VFR

Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport · Kamloops

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN230
DIST: 107 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

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