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// Station · 8m ago

KL08

Borrego Valley Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 42°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 520 FT
33.2590°N / 116.3210°W
LOCATION · Borrego Springs, US
N
WIND
060°5 kt
KL08 · 520 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
42 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.78"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/5 kt. 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 KL08 142255Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 42/13 A2978 RMK AO2

KL08 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,011'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,520 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 +28°C

4,100FT
+3,580 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
4,400 3,150 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV520 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+28°C PRESSURE ALT659 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBIH (Eastern Sierra Regional Airport, Bishop, elev 4,124 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 21,732 FT KL08 ELEV · 520 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,732 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:47ZSUNRISE
19:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:57ZSUNSET
03:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:25Z (4h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:55Z MOONSET03:05Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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