Can I fly a drone in Barat Daya today?
NO-GODO NOT FLY
At least one factor is past a safe limit for your drone class.
Conditions right now in Barat Daya
Wind
3 m/s
Gusts
7.6 m/s
Rain
0.1 mm
Visibility
6.8 km
Temperature
27.1°C
PM2.5
14 µg/m³
Haze (API)
52 Moderate
Sunrise / sunset
07:06 – 19:10
Next 48 hours
Close to an airport
Barat Daya sits about 6 km from Penang International Airport. That is outside the tight ring, but controlled airspace around a real aerodrome usually reaches further, so treat this as needing permission until you have confirmed otherwise. See Malaysia drone rules.
Flying a drone in Barat Daya
This page scores live conditions at Barat Daya (5.3357, 100.2390) into a single GO / CAUTION / NO-GO verdict for your drone class. It combines wind and gusts at flight altitude, rain, thunderstorm risk (CAPE), visibility, haze (PM2.5) and temperature - whichever factor is worst sets the verdict.
Like the rest of Malaysia, Barat Daya is equatorial: mornings are usually the calmest window, storm energy builds through midday, and thunderstorms are most common from mid-afternoon into the evening. Check the hourly timeline above before committing to a time, and re-check on site - a forecast made hours earlier can be stale by takeoff.