// Station · 16m ago

EGPE

Inverness Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 040° / 6 kt

VIS 3.1 SM

CEILING BKN at 400 ft

T/Td 13°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.45 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 31 FT

57.5425°N / 4.0475°W

LOCATION · Inverness, GB

WIND

040°6 kt

EGPE · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/6

VIS

3.1 SM

CEILING

BKN004

LAYERS

SCT003 BKN004

T / Td

13 / 13

ALTIM

30.45"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 040°/6 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, scattered at 300 ft, and broken at 400 ft. Reported weather: BR. Reported weather: BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EGPE 112050Z 04006KT 5000 BR SCT003 BKN004 13/13 Q1031

EGPE · day 11 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · scattered layer at 300 ft · broken layer at 400 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.45" Hg · weather: BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,194'

11 HDG 110° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

29 HDG 290° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,031 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 -3°C

-900FT

-931 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT-494 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -931 ft above EGPE's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

BKN004

Broken · base 400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT003

Scattered · base 300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,597 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

03:34ZSUNRISE

12:22ZSOLAR NOON

21:10ZSUNSET

22:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:15Z (1h 08m) DAY LENGTH17h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE01:12Z MOONSET18:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

EGQS

IFR

RAF Lossiemouth · Lossiemouth, Moray

WIND: 090° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

EGPC

VFR

Wick John O'Groats Airport · Wick

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 63 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

EGPD

IFR → MVFR 07Z

Aberdeen International Airport · Aberdeen

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 63 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

EGQL

LIFR → MVFR 00Z

Leuchars Station Airfield · Leuchars, Fife

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 0.87 SM
CEILING: BKN001
DIST: 80 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

EGPO

MVFR

Stornoway Airport · Stornoway, Western Isles

WIND: 040° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 83 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

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