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// Station · 25m ago

EGQS

RAF Lossiemouth
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,500 ft
T/Td 17°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 42 FT
57.7052°N / 3.3392°W
LOCATION · Lossiemouth, Moray, GB
N
WIND
130°11 kt
EGQS · 42 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN045
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW016 BKN045
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,500 ft. Moderate winds at 130°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,600 ft, and broken at 4,500 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 EGQS 251750Z 13011KT 9999 FEW016 BKN045 17/09 Q1019 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

EGQS · day 25 at 17:50 UTC · wind from 130° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 4,500 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
10 HDG 100° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,066'
05 HDG 050° H2 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
23 HDG 230° T2 kt X11 kt LEFT
28 HDG 280° T10 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,042 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

100FT
+58 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-129 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGEP (Papa Westray Airport, Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, elev 91 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+1%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-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. 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,628 FT FEW016 BKN045 · CEILING EGQS ELEV · 42 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN045
Broken · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW016
Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,628 ft VFR MARGIN+1,500 ft

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

05:00ZSUNRISE
12:17ZSOLAR NOON
19:34ZSUNSET
20:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:17Z (2h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE15:06Z MOONSET05:40Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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