// Station · 12m ago

CYZU

Whitecourt Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,400 ft

T/Td 12°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 2,567 FT

54.1439°N / 115.7870°W

LOCATION · Whitecourt, CA

WIND

040°3 kt

CYZU · 2,567 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN034

LAYERS

FEW011 BKN034 BKN130

T / Td

12 / 12

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,400 ft. Light winds at 040°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,100 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, and broken at 13,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 CYZU 111300Z 04003KT 330V060 15SM -SHRA FEW011 BKN034 BKN130 12/12 A2983 RMK SF2SC4AC1 CVCTV CLD EMBD CIG RAG FG BANK W SLP104 DENSITY ALT 3000FT

CYZU · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,100 ft · broken layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 13,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · weather: -SHRA · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 5,800'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 5,800'

Pattern altitude: 3,567 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

2,900FT

+333 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,567 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,656 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYQF (Red Deer Regional Airport, Springbrook, elev 2,968 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

BKN034

Broken · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW011

Few · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,628 ft VFR MARGIN+400 ft

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

11:25ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

04:13ZSUNSET

05:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:05Z (15h 53m) DAY LENGTH16h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:47Z MOONSET01:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYET

IFR

Edson Airport · Edson

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

CZVL

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Edmonton / Villeneuve Airport · Edmonton

WIND: 330° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC091
DIST: 74 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

CYZH

VFR

Slave Lake Airport · Slave Lake

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 77 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

CYEG

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 93 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

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