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// Station · 32m ago

KSQL

San Carlos Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 5 FT
37.5131°N / 122.2508°W
LOCATION · San Carlos, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KSQL · 5 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KSQL 271447Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2980

KSQL · day 27 at 14:47 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// 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 2 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 2,621'
30 HDG 300° CALM 2,621'
Pattern altitude: 1,005 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 -2°C

-100FT
-105 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
500 -50 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT123 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,571 FT KSQL ELEV · 5 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,571 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:53ZSUNRISE
20:07ZSOLAR NOON
03:22ZSUNSET
03:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:52Z (12h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE21:44Z MOONSET12:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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