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// Station · 16m ago

KBAB

Beale Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13.2°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
39.1361°N / 121.4370°W
LOCATION · Beale Air Force Base, US
N
WIND
090°5 kt
KBAB · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT080
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.74"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 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 KBAB 271355Z 09005KT 10SM SCT080 13/08 A2974 RMK AO2A SLP074 T01320083 $

KBAB · day 27 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
090°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15 HDG 150° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,113 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 -1°C

100FT
-13 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
1,700 600 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV113 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT290 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMHR (Sacramento Mather Airport, Sacramento, elev 98 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,780 FT SCT080 KBAB ELEV · 113 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT080
Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL6,780 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:45ZSUNRISE
20:04ZSOLAR NOON
03:23ZSUNSET
03:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:54Z (13h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE21:34Z MOONSET12:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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