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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
600 50 -500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,570 FT SCT039 KPAO ELEV · 4 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT039
Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL6,570 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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