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// Station · 12m ago

KPSP

Palm Springs International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 477 FT
33.8297°N / 116.5070°W
LOCATION · Palm Springs, US
N
WIND
320°6 kt
KPSP · 477 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/6 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.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPSP 111453Z 32006KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03110094 51017

KPSP · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 320° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
320°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
31R HDG 310° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,953'
31L HDG 310° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT 10,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
13L HDG 130° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT
13R HDG 130° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,477 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 +17°C

2,500FT
+2,023 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
4,700 3,200 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV477 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT495 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1O5 (Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field, Montague, elev 2,527 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,184 FT KPSP ELEV · 477 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,184 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:44ZSUNRISE
19:52ZSOLAR NOON
03:00ZSUNSET
03:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (12h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:10Z MOONSET00:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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