// Station · 49m ago

HKML

Malindi International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 200° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,700 ft

T/Td 26°C / 26°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 80 FT

3.2293°S / 40.1017°E

LOCATION · Malindi, KE

WIND

200°10 kt

HKML · 80 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN017

LAYERS

BKN017

T / Td

26 / 26

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,700 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,700 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR HKML 270900Z 20010KT 9999 -SHRA BKN017 26/26 Q1017

HKML · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,700 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,600'

26 HDG 260° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,080 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 +11°C

1,300FT

+1,220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-32 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at HKLO (Lodwar Airport, Lodwar, elev 1,715 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN017

Broken · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,211 ft VFR MARGIN-1,300 ft

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

03:19ZSUNRISE

09:18ZSOLAR NOON

15:16ZSUNSET

15:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:38Z (5h 49m) DAY LENGTH11h 57m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:00Z MOONSET23:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

HKMO

VFR

Moi International Airport · Mombasa

WIND: 170° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 57 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

HKLU

VFR

Manda Airport · Lamu

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 76 NM NE
AGE: 49m ago

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