// Station · 16m ago

EGBB

Birmingham Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 180° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 700 ft

T/Td 16°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 327 FT

52.4539°N / 1.7480°W

LOCATION · Birmingham, West Midlands, GB

WIND

180°7 kt

EGBB · 327 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN007

LAYERS

BKN007

T / Td

16 / 15

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at 180°/7 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 700 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EGBB 130150Z 18007KT 150V210 9999 BKN007 16/15 Q1012

EGBB · day 13 at 01:50 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 700 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,013'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,327 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

600FT

+273 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV327 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT363 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKB (London Biggin Hill Airport, London, elev 598 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN007

Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,408 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

06:29ZSUNRISE

11:54ZSOLAR NOON

17:19ZSUNSET

17:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:53Z (15h 46m) DAY LENGTH10h 50m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE07:52Z MOONSET18:42Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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