// Station · 16m ago

YSCB

Canberra Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 350° / 18 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,200 ft

T/Td 9°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 1,886 FT

35.3069°S / 149.1950°E

LOCATION · Canberra, AU

WIND

350°18 kt

YSCB · 1,886 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/18

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN022

LAYERS

BKN022 BKN034 BKN047

T / Td

9 / 7

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Brisk winds at 350°/18 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,200 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, and broken at 4,700 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 YSCB 111400Z AUTO 35018KT 9999 -SHRA BKN022 BKN034 BKN047 09/07 Q1009

YSCB · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 18 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,200 ft · broken layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 4,700 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 18 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

350°18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

35★ HDG 350° H18 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,771'

30 HDG 300° H12 kt X14 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T12 kt X14 kt LEFT —

17 HDG 170° T18 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,886 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

1,800FT

-86 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,886 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT2,010 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YGDO (Gundaroo Airport, elev 1,860 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

BKN047

Broken · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN034

Broken · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN022

Broken · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,431 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

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

21:11ZSUNRISE

02:09ZSOLAR NOON

07:07ZSUNSET

07:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:35Z (17h 18m) DAY LENGTH9h 55m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:35Z MOONSET04:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YSCB.

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