// Station · 8m ago

YWLM

Newcastle Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 11°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

32.7961°S / 151.8350°E

LOCATION · Williamtown, AU

WIND

360°3 kt

YWLM · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW089

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 8,900 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 YWLM 111300Z AUTO 36003KT 9999 // FEW089 11/10 Q1015

YWLM · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 360° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 8,900 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

360°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 10,033'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 10,033'

Pattern altitude: 1,031 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

-500FT

-531 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT-22 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -531 ft above YWLM's actual elevation.

// 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)

FEW089

Few · base 8,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL5,587 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:55ZSUNRISE

01:59ZSOLAR NOON

07:02ZSUNSET

07:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:29Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:17Z MOONSET04:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

YSRI

VFR

RAAF Base Richmond · Richmond

WIND: 350° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

YSSY

VFR

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot)

WIND: 350° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

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