// Station · 13m ago

KPDX

Portland International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,400 ft

T/Td 16.1°C / 12.2°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

45.5887°N / 122.5980°W

LOCATION · Portland, US

WIND

190°6 kt

KPDX · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC024

LAYERS

OVC024

T / Td

16 / 12

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,400 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,400 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPDX 111453Z 19006KT 10SM OVC024 16/12 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE1355 SLP162 P0000 60000 T01610122 51014 $

KPDX · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,400 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

5 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 4 CAUTION

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

21★ HDG 210° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,000'

10L HDG 100° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

28R HDG 280° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

10R HDG 100° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

28L HDG 280° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

3 HDG 030° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,031 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 +1°C

0FT

-31 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT-72 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPFC (Pacific City State Airport, Pacific City, elev 5 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC024

Overcast · base 2,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,162 ft VFR MARGIN-600 ft

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

12:33ZSUNRISE

20:16ZSOLAR NOON

04:00ZSUNSET

04:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:37Z (13h 31m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:59Z MOONSET01:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KVUO

MVFR

Pearson Field · Vancouver

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 3 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KTTD

VFR

Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC034
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KHIO

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Portland Hillsboro Airport · Portland

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC017
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KSPB

MVFR

Scappoose Industrial Airpark · Scappoose

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC016
DIST: 16 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KUAO

MVFR → VFR 19Z

Aurora State Airport · Aurora

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC025
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

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