// Station · 59m ago

KPDX

Portland International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 11.7°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

45.5887°N / 122.5980°W

LOCATION · Portland, US

WIND

310°3 kt

KPDX · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW010 FEW250

T / Td

12 / 9

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,000 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 KPDX 271053Z 31003KT 10SM FEW010 FEW250 12/09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01170094 $

KPDX · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

310°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

10R HDG 100° —CALM —— 11,000'

28L HDG 280° —CALM —— 11,000'

10L HDG 100° —CALM —— 9,825'

28R HDG 280° —CALM —— 9,825'

3 HDG 030° —CALM —— 6,000'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 6,000'

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 -3°C

-400FT

-431 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT28 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAST (Astoria Regional Airport, Astoria, elev 15 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL5,940 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:29ZSUNRISE

20:09ZSOLAR NOON

03:48ZSUNSET

04:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (16h 32m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:14Z MOONSET12:33Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KTTD

VFR

Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT014
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 30m ago

KHIO

VFR

Portland Hillsboro Airport · Portland

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 59m ago

KUAO

VFR

Aurora State Airport · Aurora

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KMMV

VFR

McMinnville Municipal Airport · McMinnville

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 59m ago

KKLS

MVFR

Southwest Washington Regional Airport · Kelso

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 34 NM N
AGE: 36m ago

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