// Station · 16m ago

KVBG

Vandenberg Space Force Base

CAT LIFR

WIND CALM

VIS 0.50 SM

CEILING —

T/Td 12.1°C / 11.9°C

ALTIM 29.92 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 · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

0.50 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

OVX001

T / Td

12 / 12

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

LIFR — visibility 0.50 SM. Winds calm, visibility 0.50 SM, ovx at 100 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 111255Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM R30/3000V4000FT FG VV001 12/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01210119 TSNO $

KVBG · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 0.50 SM · ovx at 100 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · weather: FG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.5 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 -2°C

100FT

-269 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV369 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT366 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDWA (Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters Airport, Davis/Woodland/Winters, elev 100 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+1%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,480 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:59ZSUNRISE

20:08ZSOLAR NOON

03:18ZSUNSET

03:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:47Z (14h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:20Z MOONSET00:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLPC

IFR

Lompoc Airport · Lompoc

WIND: 320° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 7 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KSMX

VFR

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

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT004
DIST: 12 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KIZA

LIFR

Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KSBP

LIFR

San Luis County Regional Airport · San Luis Obispo

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KSBA

LIFR

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport · Santa Barbara

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 41 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

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