On 30 Apr 2007 19:12:12 GMT, wrote in
:

It was certaily overcast yesterday.

So it seems.

Three minutes after the reported time of the accident (0950 local) the
National Weather Service observation indicate visibility at KCRQ was 4
SM in haze with the bottom of the overcast at 700' AGL.

The FAA preliminary report
http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_97287.txt
indicates that this was the weather condition at the time: 00000KT 2
1/2 SM BR OVC005 15/13 A3002. I have no explanation for the
discrepancies between the two.

Here's a link to a National Weather Service running history of the
observed weather at KCRQ:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/get...&num=168&raw=0

Below is a (poorly formatted) snapshot of the weather immediately
preceding and following the mishap:

Time Temp. Dew Relative Wind Wind Visibility WX Clouds Sea Level
Altimeter Station 6 Hr 6 Hr 24 Hr 24 Hr Quality
Point Humidity Direction Speed Pressure Setting Pressure Max Min
Max Min Control
(PDT) (f) (f) (%) (mph) (miles) (mb) (inches) (inches) Temp Temp
Temp Temp

29 Apr 11:53 am 61 55 81 SW 5 5.00 HZ OVC009 1015.9 30.00 29.655 OK
29 Apr 10:53 am 59 54 82 WSW 5 4.00 HZ OVC007 1016.2 30.02 29.675 60
58 OK
29 Apr 10:13 am 61 54 77 W 3 4.00 HZ OVC007 30.02 29.675 OK
29 Apr 9:53 am 59 54 82 CALM 4.00 HZ OVC007 1016.0 30.01 29.665 OK
29 Apr 8:53 am 59 55 88 VRBL 3 3.00 BR OVC005 1016.0 30.01 29.665 OK
29 Apr 8:13 am 57 54 88 CALM 3.00 BR OVC005 30.01 29.665 OK
29 Apr 7:53 am 58 55 90 CALM 2.50 BR OVC005 1015.8 30.00 29.655 OK