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// Station · 35m ago

EIWF

Waterford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 119 FT
52.1872°N / 7.0870°W
LOCATION · Waterford, IE
N
WIND
130°8 kt
EIWF · 119 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EIWF 111630Z 13008KT 090V170 CAVOK 26/16 Q1022

EIWF · day 11 at 16:30 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
21 HDG 210° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,701'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
03 HDG 030° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,119 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 +11°C

1,100FT
+981 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,600 850 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV119 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-141 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EIKN (Ireland West Airport Knock, Charlestown, elev 665 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,250 FT EIWF ELEV · 119 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,250 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:21ZSUNRISE
12:34ZSOLAR NOON
20:48ZSUNSET
21:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:35Z (4h 30m) DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:51Z MOONSET18:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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