// Station · 35m ago

EGQS

RAF Lossiemouth

CAT MVFR

WIND 080° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft

T/Td 14°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.42 inHg

ELEV 42 FT

57.7052°N / 3.3392°W

LOCATION · Lossiemouth, Moray, GB

WIND

080°11 kt

EGQS · 42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN010

LAYERS

FEW006 BKN010 BKN021

T / Td

14 / 12

ALTIM

30.42"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 600 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, and broken at 2,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EGQS 111650Z 08011KT 9999 FEW006 BKN010 BKN021 14/12 Q1030 TEMPO 4000 -DZ BR BKN006 RMK GRN TEMPO YLO1

EGQS · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 600 ft · broken layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 2,100 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.42" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

080°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

10★ HDG 100° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,066'

05 HDG 050° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,091'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T10 kt X5 kt LEFT —

28 HDG 280° T10 kt X4 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

-700FT

-742 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-454 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -742 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN021

Broken · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN010

Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW006

Few · base 600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,113 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

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

03:30ZSUNRISE

12:19ZSOLAR NOON

21:08ZSUNSET

22:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:14Z (4h 49m) DAY LENGTH17h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:01Z MOONSET18:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

EGPE

IFR → MVFR 18Z

Inverness Airport · Inverness

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

EGPC

MVFR

Wick John O'Groats Airport · Wick

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC029
DIST: 46 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

EGPD

MVFR

Aberdeen International Airport · Aberdeen

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 48 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

EGPA

VFR

Kirkwall Airport · Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC037
DIST: 76 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

EGQL

LIFR → IFR 18Z

Leuchars Station Airfield · Leuchars, Fife

WIND: 060° / 8 kt
VIS: 0.43 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 81 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

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