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// Station · 4m ago

YSWS

[Duplicate] Western Sydney International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft
T/Td 18°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 260 FT
33.8881°S / 150.7147°E
LOCATION · Sydney, AU
N
WIND
180°11 kt
YSWS · 260 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC070
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT010 OVC070 OVC093
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Moderate winds at 180°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 9,300 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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

SPECI YSWS 130100Z AUTO 18011KT 9999 -RA SCT010 OVC070 OVC093 18/17 Q1017

YSWS · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · overcast at 9,300 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA)

// Runway analysis

No runway data on file for YSWS.

// Density altitude · ISA +3°C

500FT
+240 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV260 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT148 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YNAR (Narrandera Airport, Narrandera, elev 474 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. 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,351 FT SCT010 OVC070 · CEILING OVC093 YSWS ELEV · 260 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC093
Overcast · base 9,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas
OVC070
Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT010
Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,351 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

19:20ZSUNRISE
01:44ZSOLAR NOON
08:09ZSUNSET
08:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:34Z (7h 30m) DAY LENGTH12h 49m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE20:41Z MOONSET09:30Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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