// Station · 34m ago

KOVE

Oroville Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.2°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 192 FT

39.4878°N / 121.6220°W

LOCATION · Oroville, US

WIND

280°4 kt

KOVE · 192 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW035

T / Td

22 / 13

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,500 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 KOVE 301853Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW035 22/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02220128

KOVE · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 6,020'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 6,020'

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 3,540'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 3,540'

Pattern altitude: 1,192 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 +7°C

900FT

+708 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV192 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT0 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KONT (Ontario International Airport, Ontario, elev 944 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

FEW035

Few · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,404 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:43ZSUNRISE

20:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:27ZSUNSET

03:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:59Z (8h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:10Z MOONSET14:53Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCIC

VFR

Chico Regional Airport · Chico

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 35m ago

KBAB

VFR

Beale Air Force Base · Beale Air Force Base

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 32m ago

KMYV

VFR

Yuba County Airport · Marysville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM S
AGE: 34m ago

KGOO

VFR

Nevada County Airport · Grass Valley

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT033
DIST: 33 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KLHM

VFR

Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field · Lincoln

WIND: 290° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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