// Station · 6m ago

YMML

Melbourne Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 7°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 434 FT

37.6707°S / 144.8379°E

LOCATION · Melbourne, AU

WIND

350°9 kt

YMML · 434 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW063

T / Td

7 / 4

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 6,300 ft. 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 111500Z AUTO 35009KT 9999 // FEW063 07/04 Q1005

YMML · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 6,300 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

350°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

34★ HDG 340° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,998'

27 HDG 270° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

16 HDG 160° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 -7°C

-100FT

-534 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV434 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-7°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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW063

Few · base 6,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL3,969 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:35ZSUNRISE

02:27ZSOLAR NOON

07:19ZSUNSET

07:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:48Z (16h 41m) DAY LENGTH9h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:01Z MOONSET04:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YMAV

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Melbourne Avalon International Airport · Geelong/Melbourne

WIND: 320° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

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