// Station · 18m ago

YMML

Melbourne Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 6°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 434 FT

37.6707°S / 144.8379°E

LOCATION · Melbourne, AU

WIND

340°8 kt

YMML · 434 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

6 / 4

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR YMML 111400Z AUTO 34008KT 9999 // NCD 06/04 Q1005

YMML · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 6°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

340°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

34★ HDG 340° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,998'

27 HDG 270° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

16 HDG 160° T8 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,434 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 -8°C

-200FT

-634 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV434 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT676 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YMES (RAAF Base East Sale, elev 23 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

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.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL3,464 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:35ZSUNRISE

02:27ZSOLAR NOON

07:19ZSUNSET

07:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:48Z (17h 29m) DAY LENGTH9h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:59Z MOONSET04:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

YMAV

VFR

Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne

WIND: 320° / 17 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

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