// Station · 8h 6m ago · STALE · HARD STALE
KPAO
Palo Alto Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.82 inHg
ELEV 4 FT
37.4611°N / 122.1150°W
LOCATION · Palo Alto, US
WIND
270°7 kt
KPAO · 4 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 03Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT039
T / Td
13 / 7
ALTIM
29.82"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,900 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KPAO 270347Z 27007KT 10SM SCT039 13/07 A2982 RMK LAST
KPAO · day 27 at 03:47 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
270°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,441'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,004 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
-100FT
-104 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA-2°C
PRESSURE ALT102 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM
(Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:52ZSUNRISE
20:07ZSOLAR NOON
03:21ZSUNSET
03:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:51Z (15h 57m)
DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE21:37Z
MOONSET12:06Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNUQ
MVFR
Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN028
- DIST
- 4 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KSQL
VFR
San Carlos Airport · San Carlos
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KSJC
MVFR
→
VFR
12Z
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport · San Jose
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC028
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KSFO
VFR
San Francisco International Airport · San Francisco
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW008
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KOAK
VFR
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport · Oakland
- WIND
- 170° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW007
- DIST
- 16 NM N
- AGE
- 44m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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