// Station · 16m ago
EGWC
RAF Cosford
CAT —
WIND 180° / 9 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td — / —
ALTIM — inHg
ELEV 272 FT
52.6405°N / 2.3053°W
LOCATION · Cosford, Shropshire, GB
WIND
180°9 kt
EGWC · 272 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/9
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
—
ALTIM
—
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/9 kt. Visibility unreported and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGWC 130050Z AUTO 18009KT //// ///////// ///// Q////
EGWC · day 13 at 00:50 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H5 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,890'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
06
HDG 060°
T4 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,272 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
Density altitude needs current temperature + altimeter + field elevation — one or more is unavailable for EGWC.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
06:31ZSUNRISE
11:56ZSOLAR NOON
17:21ZSUNSET
17:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 15m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:55Z (16h 49m)
DAY LENGTH10h 49m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3%
MOONRISE07:52Z
MOONSET18:42Z
FULL MOON IN13 days
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