// Station · 4m ago

YBRK

Rockhampton Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 270° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,600 ft

T/Td 17°C / 16°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 34 FT

23.3800°S / 150.4754°E

LOCATION · Rockhampton, AU

WIND

270°6 kt

YBRK · 34 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC016

LAYERS

SCT006 OVC016

T / Td

17 / 16

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,600 ft. Light winds at 270°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 600 ft, and overcast at 1,600 ft. 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

SPECI YBRK 251659Z AUTO 27006KT 9999 // SCT006 OVC016 17/16 Q1020

YBRK · day 25 at 16:59 UTC · wind from 270° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 600 ft · overcast at 1,600 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,397'

33 HDG 330° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,622'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

15 HDG 150° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,034 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 +2°C

0FT

-34 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV34 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-167 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCCT (Coconut Island Airport, elev 3 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

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. 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC016

Overcast · base 1,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT006

Scattered · base 600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,620 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)

20:16ZSUNRISE

02:01ZSOLAR NOON

07:46ZSUNSET

08:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:09Z (15h 05m) DAY LENGTH11h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE06:20Z MOONSET17:50Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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