Drone flight planner for Melbourne

Wind, gusts, rain, temperature and daylight for Melbourne, Australia, judged against a cautious small drone with no weather sealing. Forecasts refresh through the day.

Right now in Melbourne

Outside limits

gusts above 8.5 m/s.

Wind
7.8 m/s
Gusts
13.8 m/s
Met Office
Temperature
20 C
Precipitation
0.0 mm

Observed at an aerodrome

Melbourne Intl, VI, AU (YMML), 20 km away, 14 min ago: wind 7.2 m/s, gusting 13.9 m/s.

The days ahead

The forecast carries 11 days. Pick one to see its detail below.

Within limits Some hours within limits Outside limits

Some hours have no gust forecast. That is missing data, not calm air, and those hours are judged on what could be measured.

Tue 1 Sept in Melbourne

Some hours within limits

Forecast only. Observed readings exist for the present, in the card above, never for a future day.

Local timeVerdictWindGustsTempRain
14:00gusts above 8.5 m/s7.8 m/s13.8 m/s20 C0.0 mm 0%
15:00gusts above 8.5 m/s8.1 m/s13.0 m/s20 C0.0 mm 5%
16:00gusts above 8.5 m/s7.1 m/s12.2 m/s20 C0.0 mm 5%
17:00gusts above 8.5 m/s6.9 m/s11.2 m/s19 C0.0 mm 5%
18:00gusts above 8.5 m/s, precipitation forecast6.6 m/s10.3 m/s18 C0.1 mm 12%
19:00gusts above 8.5 m/s6.2 m/s9.5 m/s17 C0.0 mm 12%
20:00gusts above 8.5 m/s, precipitation forecast6.3 m/s8.9 m/s17 C1.8 mm 12%
21:00precipitation forecast5.6 m/s8.4 m/s15 C2.1 mm 41%
22:005.1 m/s7.8 m/s15 C0.0 mm 41%
23:004.2 m/s7.3 m/s15 C0.0 mm 41%

Gust figures from Met Office.

Light on Tue 1 Sept

Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
17:59
First light
06:17
Last light
18:26

Times shown for Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne).

Next flying window

Tue 1 Sept, 22:00 to Wed 2 Sept 04:00 local time: wind, gusts, temperature and rain all stay inside the limit.

Airspace restrictions: where to check

Terasor holds no airspace restriction data. This section points at the authority that does; it does not tell you whether you may fly.

CASA publishes no map itself and points pilots at verified third party apps, which it describes as guidance rather than authority.

None of these links covers everything. Temporary restrictions and short notice airspace closures, local rules about where you may take off and land, permission from the landowner, and privacy law all sit outside them and need checking separately.

Flight Window is a planning aid, not an authority to fly. It uses third party data that may be wrong or incomplete. A clear display is not permission to fly. Always check official weather and airspace sources before flying.

Weather data from MET Norway. Data supplied by the Met Office. Aerodrome reports from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

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