// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE

CYYF

Penticton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 18°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 1,129 FT

49.4631°N / 119.6020°W

LOCATION · Penticton, CA

WIND

350°5 kt

CYYF · 1,129 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

BKN100 BKN230

T / Td

18 / 10

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 350°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 CYYF 111200Z 35005KT 15SM BKN100 BKN230 18/10 A2977 RMK AC5CI1 SLP078 DENSITY ALT 2000FT

CYYF · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

350°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34★ HDG 340° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16 HDG 160° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,129 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

1,900FT

+771 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,129 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT1,277 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCQ (Chetwynd Airport, Chetwynd, elev 2,000 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,220 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

12:05ZSUNRISE

20:04ZSOLAR NOON

04:04ZSUNSET

04:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:46Z (15h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:27Z MOONSET01:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYLW

VFR

Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna

WIND: 060° / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KOMK

VFR

Omak Airport · Omak

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 60 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KS52

VFR

Methow Valley State Airport · Winthrop

WIND: 300° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

CYHE

VFR

Hope Airport / FVRD Regional Airpark · Hope

WIND: 320° / 5 ktG21
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 74 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

CYKA

VFR

Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport · Kamloops

WIND: 110° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 81 NM NW
AGE: 1h 5m ago

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