// Station · 10m ago

KBLH

Blythe Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 8 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 399 FT

33.6192°N / 114.7170°W

LOCATION · Blythe, US

WIND

180°8 kt

KBLH · 399 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/8

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT023

T / Td

31 / 20

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 180°/8 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 2,300 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 KBLH 111352Z AUTO 18008KT 5SM HZ SCT023 31/20 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03060200 $

KBLH · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,800'

26 HDG 260° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,399 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 +17°C

2,400FT

+2,001 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV399 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT455 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO86 (Trinity Center Airport, Trinity Center, elev 2,390 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,854 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:38ZSUNRISE

19:45ZSOLAR NOON

02:52ZSUNSET

03:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:21Z (13h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET00:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

KLGF

LIFR

Laguna Army Airfield · Yuma Proving Ground(Yuma)

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN002
DIST: 48 NM S
AGE: 47m ago

KNYL

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma · Yuma

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: FEW011
DIST: 58 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KHII

VFR

Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City

WIND: 130° / 13 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 60 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

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