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// Station · 23m ago

KSJC

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft
T/Td 13.9°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 62 FT
37.3625°N / 121.9292°W
LOCATION · San Jose, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KSJC · 62 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN040
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW011 BKN040
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,100 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 KSJC 111353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW011 BKN040 14/11 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01390111

KSJC · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,100 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
12L HDG 120° CALM 11,000'
30R HDG 300° CALM 11,000'
12R HDG 120° CALM 11,000'
30L HDG 300° CALM 11,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,062 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 -1°C

-100FT
-162 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
1,200 400 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV62 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT50 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,082 FT FEW011 BKN040 · CEILING KSJC ELEV · 62 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN040
Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW011
Few · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,082 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

12:57ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
03:31ZSUNSET
04:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:01Z (13h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:21Z MOONSET00:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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