// Station · 57m ago

KSLI

Los Alamitos Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 4,200 ft

T/Td 15.5°C / 11.3°C

ALTIM 29.76 inHg

ELEV 32 FT

33.7909°N / 118.0503°W

LOCATION · Los Alamitos, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KSLI · 32 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

OVC042

LAYERS

SCT024 OVC042

T / Td

16 / 11

ALTIM

29.76"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,200 ft. Winds calm, visibility 9.0 SM, scattered at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 4,200 ft. 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 KSLI 271055Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT024 OVC042 16/11 A2976 RMK AO2 DZB42E51 SLP081 P0000 T01550113

KSLI · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · overcast at 4,200 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04R HDG 040° —CALM —— 7,999'

22L HDG 220° —CALM —— 7,999'

04L HDG 040° —CALM —— 5,901'

22R HDG 220° —CALM —— 5,901'

Pattern altitude: 1,032 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

300FT

+268 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT189 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVIS (Visalia Municipal Airport, Visalia, elev 295 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+3%

-2%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+2%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC042

Overcast · base 4,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,860 ft VFR MARGIN+1,200 ft

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

12:45ZSUNRISE

19:50ZSOLAR NOON

02:55ZSUNSET

03:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:24Z (15h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:30Z MOONSET11:40Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KLGB

MVFR → VFR 12Z

Long Beach International Airport · Long Beach

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 5 NM W
AGE: 37m ago

KSNA

VFR

John Wayne Orange County International Airport · Santa Ana

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT043
DIST: 11 NM SE
AGE: 59m ago

KHHR

VFR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 16 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KLAX

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles

WIND: 350° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 20 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KSMO

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

// 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 →