// Station · 26m ago

YWLM

Newcastle Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 8°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

32.7961°S / 151.8350°E

LOCATION · Williamtown, AU

WIND

020°2 kt

YWLM · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

8 / 8

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 111600Z AUTO 02002KT 9999 // NCD 08/08 Q1013

YWLM · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

020°2 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 -7°C

-800FT

-831 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT37 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -831 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL4,071 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:55ZSUNRISE

01:59ZSOLAR NOON

07:03ZSUNSET

07:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:30Z (15h 03m) DAY LENGTH10h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:23Z MOONSET04:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

YSRI

VFR

RAAF Base Richmond · Richmond

WIND: 060° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 72 NM SW
AGE: 26m ago

YSSY

VFR

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot)

WIND: 350° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW087
DIST: 77 NM SW
AGE: 26m ago

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