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// Station · 20m ago

LPCS

Cascais Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 325 FT
38.7250°N / 9.3552°W
LOCATION · Cascais, PT
N
WIND
120°8 kt
LPCS · 325 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 LPCS 271030Z 12008KT 080V150 CAVOK 29/10 Q1019

LPCS · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,593'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,325 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 +14°C

1,900FT
+1,575 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,500 1,500 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV325 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT154 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LPVR (Vila Real Airport, Vila Real, elev 1,805 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 14,971 FT LPCS ELEV · 325 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,971 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

05:18ZSUNRISE
12:36ZSOLAR NOON
19:53ZSUNSET
20:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:24Z (9h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE14:01Z MOONSET04:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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