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// Interpretation
IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Winds calm, visibility 2.5 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: smoke (FU). Smoke aloft is most often wildfire smoke drifting into the area — fine particulates that scatter light and cut visibility even though the air itself stays dry, so it behaves differently from moisture-based mist or fog. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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METAR OPST 251800Z 00000KT 4000 FU NSC 32/26 Q1004 NOSIG RH70
OPST · day 25 at 18:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 2.5 SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · weather: smoke (FU)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
// Density altitude · ISA +19°C
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)
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