// Station · 3h 16m ago · STALE
SLCP
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// Interpretation
MVFR — visibility 3.1 SM. Moderate winds at 360°/8 kt, visibility 3.1 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 drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR SLCP 282200Z 36008KT 5000 FU NSC 31/21 Q1010
SLCP · day 28 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 8 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.83" 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
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