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// Station · 3m ago

KVCB

Nut Tree Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 10.6°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 117 FT
38.3768°N / 121.9620°W
LOCATION · Vacaville, US
N
WIND
170°8 kt
KVCB · 117 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/8 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 302053Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02560106 58009 $

KVCB · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
20 HDG 200° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
02 HDG 020° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT
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 +11°C

1,200FT
+1,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,500 400 -700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV117 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-36 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBD (San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, elev 1,159 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 13,046 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 LEVEL13,046 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:48ZSUNRISE
20:06ZSOLAR NOON
03:25ZSUNSET
03:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:56Z (6h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:17Z MOONSET14:55Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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