// Station · 16m ago

KCXP

Carson Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 130° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,900 ft

T/Td 6°C / -1°C

ALTIM 29.73 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 4,697 FT

39.1943°N / 119.7343°W

LOCATION · Carson City, US

WIND

130°3 kt

KCXP · 4,697 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN029

LAYERS

BKN029 OVC035

T / Td

6 / -1

ALTIM

29.73"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,900 ft. Light winds at 130°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,900 ft, and overcast at 3,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KCXP 271135Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM -RA BKN029 OVC035 06/M01 A2973 RMK AO2

KCXP · day 27 at 11:35 UTC · wind from 130° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,900 ft · overcast at 3,500 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.73" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 6,101'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 6,101'

Pattern altitude: 5,697 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

5,000FT

+303 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,697 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT4,883 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKO (Elko Regional Airport, Elko, elev 5,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+50%

-35%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+35%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC035

Overcast · base 3,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN029

Broken · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,727 ft VFR MARGIN-100 ft

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

12:38ZSUNRISE

19:57ZSOLAR NOON

03:16ZSUNSET

03:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:47Z (15h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:23Z MOONSET12:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KRNO

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN037
DIST: 18 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KTRK

IFR → MVFR 18Z

Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KTVL

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 22 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KNFL

MVFR → VFR 22Z

Fallon Naval Air Station · Fallon

WIND: 330° / 4 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KLOL

VFR

Derby Field · Lovelock

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC033
DIST: 75 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

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