// Station · 28m ago

YMLT

Launceston Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 160° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 13°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 562 FT

41.5449°S / 147.2108°E

LOCATION · Launceston (Western Junction), AU

WIND

160°13 kt

YMLT · 562 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

BKN028 BKN046 OVC100

T / Td

13 / 12

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Brisk winds at 160°/13 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,800 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, and overcast at 10,000 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

METAR YMLT 271230Z AUTO 16013KT 9999 // BKN028 BKN046 OVC100 13/12 Q1018

YMLT · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,800 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 13 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

160°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14L★ HDG 140° H12 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,297'

14R HDG 140° H12 kt X4 kt RIGHT 6,499'

18 HDG 180° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT 2,264'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

32R HDG 320° T12 kt X4 kt LEFT —

32L HDG 320° T12 kt X4 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,562 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 -1°C

300FT

-262 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV562 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT420 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YKII (King Island Airport, elev 132 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+3%

-2%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+2%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,128 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

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

21:25ZSUNRISE

02:09ZSOLAR NOON

06:54ZSUNSET

07:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH9h 29m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:12Z MOONSET15:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YMLT.

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