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// Station · 8m ago

KGOO

Nevada County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt G12
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 3,152 FT
39.2240°N / 121.0030°W
LOCATION · Grass Valley, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KGOO · 3,152 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5G12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt, gusting 12. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KGOO 142255Z AUTO VRB05G12KT 10SM CLR 33/10 A3009 RMK A01

KGOO · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5G12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
07 HDG 070° CALM 4,657'
25 HDG 250° CALM 4,657'
Pattern altitude: 4,152 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 +24°C

5,800FT
+2,648 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
6,000 5,200 4,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,152 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT2,981 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRK (Truckee Tahoe Airport, Truckee, elev 5,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,819 FT KGOO ELEV · 3,152 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,819 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:50ZSUNRISE
20:10ZSOLAR NOON
03:31ZSUNSET
04:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:02Z (4h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:58Z MOONSET03:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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