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Old 27th Apr 2010, 18:31
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Wxgeek
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There appears to be a huge CB cloud lingering just above Singapore, with a top at 54,000 feet. Would any planes landing in/taking off from Singapore therefore be required to fly directly through that CB? There appear to be CBs throughout the entire area; surely it wouldn't be possible to fly around/under all of them.

The key word to focus on is "ISOL CB" meaning "isolated cumulonimbus". This is all you can expect from a Sigwx chart as the scale is too large to get a good picture as to what is happening at an individual airport. If the CBs are indeed isolated the aircraft should be able to navigate around them using a combination of weather radar and possibly ATC vectors.

If you are interested in looking at individual airport weather look here.

Use the METAR/TAF Request form. If you are traveling from Dubai (OMDB) to Singapore (WSSS), type those stations into the form. If you want a translated plain english version of the aviation weather report/forecast select that feature.

Here is the untranslated version I've pulled up:

OMDB 271650Z 2718/2824 20005KT CAVOK
BECMG 2806/2808 30013KT
BECMG 2816/2818 16005KT

WSSS 271700Z 2718/2824 VRB05KT 9999 FEW018CB SCT020
TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 TSRA SCT010CB BKN015

Looking at the Singapore forecast "TEMPO 2803/2809 4000 TSRA SCT010CB" which means between 03UTC and 09UTC temporary condition 4000 metres visibility thundershowers/rain scattered ceiling 1000 ft CBs...

You shouldn't have a problem getting into this airport.

Cheers and good luck