// Station · 55m ago

KVUO

Pearson Field

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 17.2°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 30.30 inHg

ELEV 25 FT

45.6205°N / 122.6560°W

LOCATION · Vancouver, US

WIND

270°7 kt

KVUO · 25 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

17 / 3

ALTIM

30.30"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. 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 KVUO 302053Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM FEW060 17/03 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01720028 56005

KVUO · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1025.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,275'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,025 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

-225 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV25 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT-359 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 7WA5 (Stuart Island Airpark, Friday Harbor, elev 10 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,712 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE

20:09ZSOLAR NOON

03:51ZSUNSET

04:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:28Z (6h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 24m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:58Z MOONSET15:23Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KPDX

VFR

Portland International Airport · Portland

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 3 NM SE
AGE: 55m ago

KTTD

VFR

Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 12 NM E
AGE: 55m ago

KSPB

VFR

Scappoose Industrial Airpark · Scappoose

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 13 NM NW
AGE: 55m ago

KUAO

VFR

Aurora State Airport · Aurora

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 55m ago

KKLS

VFR

Southwest Washington Regional Airport · Kelso

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

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