// Station · 22m ago

KVBG

Vandenberg Space Force Base

CAT LIFR

WIND CALM

VIS 0.38 SM

CEILING —

T/Td 13.4°C / 13.2°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

WX FG

ELEV 369 FT

34.7373°N / 120.5840°W

LOCATION · Lompoc, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KVBG · 369 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

0.38 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

OVX002

T / Td

13 / 13

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.38 SM. Winds calm, visibility 0.38 SM, ovx at 200 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KVBG 111455Z AUTO 00000KT 3/8SM R30/2600V3500FT FG VV002 13/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01340132 51012 TSNO $

KVBG · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 0.38 SM · ovx at 200 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: FG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 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 2 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 15,000'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 15,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,369 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

200FT

-169 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV369 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT346 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTCY (Tracy Municipal Airport, Tracy, elev 193 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,137 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:59ZSUNRISE

20:08ZSOLAR NOON

03:18ZSUNSET

03:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:47Z (12h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:25Z MOONSET00:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLPC

LIFR

Lompoc Airport · Lompoc

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 7 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

KSMX

IFR

Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria

WIND: CALM
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 12 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

KIZA

LIFR

Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

KSBP

LIFR

San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

KSBA

LIFR

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 41 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

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