// Station · 6m ago

RCMQ

Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base

CAT IFR

WIND 170° / 15 kt

VIS 2.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,600 ft

T/Td 26°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.50 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 663 FT

24.2647°N / 120.6210°E

LOCATION · Taichung (Qingshui), TW

WIND

170°15 kt

RCMQ · 663 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/15

VIS

2.0 SM

CEILING

BKN016

LAYERS

SCT010 BKN016 BKN030

T / Td

26 / 26

ALTIM

29.50"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.0 SM. Brisk winds at 170°/15 kt, visibility 2.0 SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, broken at 1,600 ft, and broken at 3,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI RCMQ 112110Z 17015KT 3200 -RA BR SCT010 BKN016 BKN030 26/26 Q0999 RERA NOSIG RMK A2951

RCMQ · day 11 at 21:10 UTC · wind from 170° at 15 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.50" Hg · weather: -RA BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 15 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H15 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T15 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,663 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 +13°C

2,700FT

+2,037 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV663 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,083 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,037 ft above RCMQ's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN016

Broken · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,794 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

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

21:18ZSUNRISE

04:04ZSOLAR NOON

10:50ZSUNSET

11:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:15Z (13h 58m) DAY LENGTH13h 32m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE18:56Z MOONSET08:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

RCTP

VFR

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taoyuan

WIND: 230° / 26 ktG39
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 59 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

RCQC

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Penghu Magong Airport · Huxi

WIND: 200° / 12 ktG22
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 69 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

RCSS

VFR

Taipei Songshan International Airport · Taipei (Songshan)

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 70 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

RCNN

MVFR → IFR 01Z

Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 82 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →