// Station · 9m ago
KPWA
// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 170°/18 kt, gusting 27. 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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// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →// Raw observation METAR string + decoded
METAR KPWA 302053Z 17018G27KT 10SM CLR 33/20 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 18028/2034 SLP070 T03280200 55006
KPWA · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 18 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
// Density altitude · ISA +21°C
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
- WIND
- 170° / 14 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 5 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
- WIND
- 190° / 12 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN190
- DIST
- 9 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
- WIND
- 190° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN210
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
- WIND
- 180° / 15 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
- WIND
- 170° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 17m ago