// Station · 25m ago

EGQS

RAF Lossiemouth

CAT IFR

WIND 080° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 14°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.39 inHg

WX -DZ

ELEV 42 FT

57.7052°N / 3.3392°W

LOCATION · Lossiemouth, Moray, GB

WIND

080°10 kt

EGQS · 42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

FEW006 BKN009

T / Td

14 / 13

ALTIM

30.39"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 600 ft, and broken at 900 ft. Reported weather: -DZ. 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 EGQS 111450Z 08010KT 9999 -DZ FEW006 BKN009 14/13 Q1029 RMK GRN

EGQS · day 11 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 600 ft · broken layer at 900 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg · weather: -DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

080°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

10★ HDG 100° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,066'

05 HDG 050° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,091'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

28 HDG 280° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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

-600FT

-642 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-424 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -642 ft above EGQS'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)

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW006

Few · base 600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,113 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

03:30ZSUNRISE

12:19ZSOLAR NOON

21:08ZSUNSET

22:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:14Z (6h 58m) DAY LENGTH17h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:56Z MOONSET18:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

EGPE

IFR

Inverness Airport · Inverness

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

EGPC

VFR

Wick John O'Groats Airport · Wick

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 46 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

EGPD

IFR → MVFR 21Z

Aberdeen International Airport · Aberdeen

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 48 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

EGPN

MVFR

Dundee Airport · Dundee

WIND: 110° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 76 NM S
AGE: 25m ago

EGPA

VFR

Kirkwall Airport · Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 76 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

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