// Station · 7m ago

KSDM

Brown Field Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,700 ft

T/Td 13.9°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 526 FT

32.5726°N / 116.9800°W

LOCATION · San Diego, US

WIND

240°3 kt

KSDM · 526 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC047

LAYERS

OVC047

T / Td

14 / 9

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,700 ft. Light winds at 240°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 4,700 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 KSDM 271253Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM OVC047 14/09 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01390089

KSDM · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 4,700 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

240°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

08L HDG 080° —CALM —— 7,972'

26R HDG 260° —CALM —— 7,972'

08R HDG 080° —CALM —— 3,185'

26L HDG 260° —CALM —— 3,185'

Pattern altitude: 1,526 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 +0°C

600FT

+74 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV526 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT594 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUKI (Ukiah Municipal Airport, Ukiah, elev 614 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

OVC047

Overcast · base 4,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,546 ft VFR MARGIN+1,700 ft

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

12:44ZSUNRISE

19:46ZSOLAR NOON

02:48ZSUNSET

03:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:16Z (14h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:31Z MOONSET11:35Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

MMTJ

VFR

General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Tijuana

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 2 NM S
AGE: 1h 17m ago

KNZY

VFR

North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego

WIND: 270° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KSAN

VFR

San Diego International Airport · San Diego

WIND: 270° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KNKX

VFR

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · San Diego

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC049
DIST: 20 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KCRQ

VFR

McClellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC047
DIST: 37 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

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