// Station · 57m ago

KBOI

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 10.6°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

ELEV 2,871 FT

43.5644°N / 116.2230°W

LOCATION · Boise, US

WIND

310°6 kt

KBOI · 2,871 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW085

T / Td

11 / 7

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 8,500 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 KBOI 270853Z 31006KT 10SM FEW085 11/07 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP022 T01060072 53003

KBOI · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 310° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,500 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

28R★ HDG 280° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'

28L HDG 280° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT 9,763'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10L HDG 100° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

10R HDG 100° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,871 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

3,400FT

+529 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,871 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT3,140 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMUO (Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, elev 2,996 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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)

FEW085

Few · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,225 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:11ZSUNRISE

19:43ZSOLAR NOON

03:16ZSUNSET

03:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:50Z (17h 59m) DAY LENGTH15h 05m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:51Z MOONSET11:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KMUO

VFR

Mountain Home Air Force Base · Mountain Home

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 55m ago

KONO

VFR

Ontario Municipal Airport · Oregon

WIND: 320° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 44 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

KMYL

VFR

McCall Municipal Airport · McCall

WIND: 030° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

KSUN

VFR

Friedman Memorial Airport · Hailey

WIND: 340° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 84 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KTWF

VFR

Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport · Twin Falls

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 100 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

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