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Wind settingsMPH wind · Fahrenheit tempEdit

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MPHMiles per hour
m/sMeters per second

Temperature

Celsiusdeg C
Fahrenheitdeg F

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Surface 4 mph, gusts 14 mph, and climb band 6 mph for Saturday, Jul 25, 2:00 PM.

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Surface
4 mph
Gust
14 mph
Thermal
Building

Saturday, Jul 25, 2:00 PM

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Current detailsShow
Surface flowCalm
GustinessVery gusty
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn8 deg

Surface

4 mph

33 ft · WSW

Gust spread

10 mph

Gusts 14 mph

Thermal bump

Building

CAPE 0 J/kg / Sun 514 W/m2

Climb drift

2 mph

394 ft / WSW

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

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2:00 PM
Rough
Wind
4 mph
Gust
14 mph
Dir
WSW
3:00 PM
Rough
Wind
2 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
WSW
4:00 PM
Rough
Wind
0 mph
Gust
7 mph
Dir
SSE
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5:00 PM
Rough
Wind
0 mph
Gust
2 mph
Dir
NE
6:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
1 mph
Gust
2 mph
Dir
WNW
7:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
14 mph
Dir
SW
8:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SW
9:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SW
10:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
11 mph
Gust
20 mph
Dir
SW
11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
SW
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
WSW
1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
24 mph
Dir
WSW

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Model notes

How this read is built

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SourceOpen-Meteo
FallbackMET Norway
ScoringTakeoff-focused

Forecast data comes from Open-Meteo with a MET Norway fallback. Open-Meteo adds wind layers, gusts, CAPE, and shortwave radiation; MET Norway fallback may omit thermal fields. Treat this as a takeoff, climb, drift, and thermal-bump read. Because a paramotor launch heading can be chosen more freely, this tab weights rain, surface wind, gusts, and daytime bumpiness more than absolute wind direction. It still does not know your field obstacles, runway length, or local rotor.

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