// Station · 22m ago

YWLM

Newcastle Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 140° / 1 kt

VIS 2.2 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,100 ft

T/Td 19°C / 18°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

WX +RA

ELEV 31 FT

32.7961°S / 151.8350°E

LOCATION · Williamtown, AU

WIND

140°1 kt

YWLM · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/1

VIS

2.2 SM

CEILING

BKN011

LAYERS

SCT006 BKN011 BKN015

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.2 SM. Light winds at 140°/1 kt, visibility 2.2 SM, scattered at 600 ft, broken at 1,100 ft, and broken at 1,500 ft. Reported weather: +RA. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI YWLM 271130Z AUTO 14001KT 3600 +RA SCT006 BKN011 BKN015 19/18 Q1016

YWLM · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 140° at 1 kt · visibility 2.2 SM · scattered layer at 600 ft · broken layer at 1,100 ft · broken layer at 1,500 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: +RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°1 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

400FT

+369 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-51 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.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN015

Broken · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN011

Broken · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT006

Scattered · base 600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,627 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

20:44ZSUNRISE

01:51ZSOLAR NOON

06:57ZSUNSET

07:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH10h 12m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:29Z MOONSET15:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

YSRI

MVFR → VFR 00Z

RAAF Base Richmond · Richmond

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 72 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

YSSY

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot)

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 77 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

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