// Station · 18m ago

KFAT

Fresno Yosemite International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 12.2°C / 6.7°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

ELEV 336 FT

36.7758°N / 119.7180°W

LOCATION · Fresno, US

WIND

330°3 kt

KFAT · 336 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW080 BKN100

T / Td

12 / 7

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 330°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KFAT 271353Z 33003KT 10SM FEW080 BKN100 12/07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP085 T01220067

KFAT · day 27 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 330° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

11L HDG 110° —CALM —— 9,539'

29R HDG 290° —CALM —— 9,539'

11R HDG 110° —CALM —— 8,008'

29L HDG 290° —CALM —— 8,008'

Pattern altitude: 1,336 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

200FT

-136 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV336 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT463 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMER (Castle Airport, Merced, elev 191 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,498 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

12:44ZSUNRISE

19:57ZSOLAR NOON

03:10ZSUNSET

03:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:39Z (13h 28m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE21:34Z MOONSET11:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KNLC

VFR

Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport · Lemoore

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 29 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KVIS

VFR

Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KMCE

VFR

Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KMER

VFR

Castle Airport · Merced

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 55 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KMMH

VFR → MVFR 22Z

Mammoth Yosemite Airport · Mammoth Lakes

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 66 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

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