// Station · 26m ago

YWLM

Newcastle Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 7,600 ft

T/Td 24°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX VCSH

ELEV 31 FT

32.7961°S / 151.8350°E

LOCATION · Williamtown, AU

WIND

130°5 kt

YWLM · 31 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC076

LAYERS

SCT023 OVC076

T / Td

24 / 19

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,600 ft. Light winds at 130°/5 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,300 ft, and overcast at 7,600 ft. Reported weather: showers in the vicinity (VCSH). 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 130130Z 13005KT 9999 VCSH SCT023 OVC076 24/19 Q1015

YWLM · day 13 at 01:30 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · overcast at 7,600 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: showers in the vicinity (VCSH)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12★ HDG 120° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,033'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +9°C

1,100FT

+1,069 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-22 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCTM (Cootamundra Airport, elev 1,110 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC076

Overcast · base 7,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,152 ft VFR MARGIN+4,600 ft

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

19:16ZSUNRISE

01:40ZSOLAR NOON

08:03ZSUNSET

08:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:28Z (6h 32m) DAY LENGTH12h 47m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE20:39Z MOONSET09:26Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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