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// Station · 8m ago

KVCB

Nut Tree Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40.6°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 117 FT
38.3768°N / 121.9620°W
LOCATION · Vacaville, US
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
KVCB · 117 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
41 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. 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 KVCB 142253Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 41/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T04060094

KVCB · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 4,700'
20 HDG 200° CALM 4,700'
Pattern altitude: 1,117 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 +26°C

3,200FT
+3,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
3,600 1,900 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV117 FT OAT+41°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT144 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGOO (Nevada County Airport, Grass Valley, elev 3,152 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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 · 20,622 FT KVCB ELEV · 117 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,622 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:56ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:03Z (5h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:04Z MOONSET03:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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