// Station · 35m ago

YSRI

RAAF Base Richmond

CAT MVFR

WIND 170° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,100 ft

T/Td 19°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX SHRA

ELEV 67 FT

33.6046°S / 150.7831°E

LOCATION · Richmond, AU

WIND

170°7 kt

YSRI · 67 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN021

LAYERS

FEW009 BKN021 BKN042

T / Td

19 / 17

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,100 ft. Light winds at 170°/7 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 900 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, and broken at 4,200 ft. Reported weather: rain showers (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

METAR YSRI 130030Z AUTO 17007KT 9999 SHRA FEW009 BKN021 BKN042 19/17 Q1017

YSRI · day 13 at 00:30 UTC · wind from 170° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · broken layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 4,200 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: rain showers (SHRA)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,067 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 +4°C

400FT

+333 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV67 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-45 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YSNW (Naval Air Station Nowra - HMAS Albatross, Nowra Hill, elev 400 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN042

Broken · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN021

Broken · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,663 ft VFR MARGIN-900 ft

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

19:20ZSUNRISE

01:44ZSOLAR NOON

08:08ZSUNSET

08:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:34Z (7h 29m) DAY LENGTH12h 48m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE20:41Z MOONSET09:29Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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