// Station · 11m ago

KPMD

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 15 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 13.9°C / 3.9°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 2,543 FT

34.6294°N / 118.0850°W

LOCATION · Palmdale, US

WIND

230°15 kt

KPMD · 2,543 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 4

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 230°/15 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPMD 130053Z 23015KT 10SM CLR 14/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01390039

KPMD · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 15 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

230°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,001'

25 HDG 250° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,002'

252 HDG 250° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07 HDG 070° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

072 HDG 070° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,543 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 +4°C

3,000FT

+457 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,543 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT2,570 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAPV (Apple Valley Airport, Apple Valley, elev 3,062 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,563 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:56ZSUNRISE

19:39ZSOLAR NOON

01:23ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (43m) DAY LENGTH11h 26m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE15:17Z MOONSET02:44Z FULL MOON IN13 days

// Nearest reporting stations

Loading nearest reporting stations…

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →