// Station · 1m ago

YMLT

Launceston Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 350° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 8°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.38 inHg

ELEV 562 FT

41.5449°S / 147.2108°E

LOCATION · Launceston (Western Junction), AU

WIND

350°11 kt

YMLT · 562 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 OVC012

T / Td

8 / 7

ALTIM

29.38"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 1,200 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI YMLT 112300Z AUTO 35011KT 9999 // BKN009 OVC012 08/07 Q0995

YMLT · day 11 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 1,200 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.38" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 11 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

350°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

36★ HDG 360° H11 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,264'

32R HDG 320° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT 2,297'

32L HDG 320° H10 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,499'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14L HDG 140° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT —

14R HDG 140° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT —

18 HDG 180° T11 kt X2 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 -5°C

500FT

-62 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV562 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT1,100 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

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC012

Overcast · base 1,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,602 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

21:36ZSUNRISE

02:17ZSOLAR NOON

06:58ZSUNSET

07:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:29Z (8h 28m) DAY LENGTH9h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE19:18Z MOONSET04:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

YMHB

VFR

Hobart International Airport · Hobart (Cambridge)

WIND: 350° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM S
AGE: 31m ago

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