// Station · 20m ago

SBPA

Porto Alegre-Salgado Filho International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 700 ft

T/Td 15°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 11 FT

29.9940°S / 51.1675°W

LOCATION · Porto Alegre, BR

WIND

VRB2 kt

SBPA · 11 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN007

LAYERS

BKN007 BKN040 FEW045 BKN080

T / Td

15 / 14

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 700 ft, broken at 4,000 ft, a few at 4,500 ft, and broken at 8,000 ft. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR SBPA 111400Z VRB02KT 9999 BKN007 BKN040 FEW045TCU BKN080 15/14 Q1013

SBPA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 700 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · a few clouds at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 10,499'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 10,499'

Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +0°C

0FT

-11 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT17 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SBCO (Canoas Air Force Base, Porto Alegre, elev 26 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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW045

Few · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN007

Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,587 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-3)

10:21ZSUNRISE

15:31ZSOLAR NOON

20:41ZSUNSET

21:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:07Z (6h 46m) DAY LENGTH10h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:45Z MOONSET18:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SBPA.

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