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MPHMiles per hour
m/sMeters per second

Temperature

Celsiusdeg C
Fahrenheitdeg F

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Surface 14 mph, gusts 26 mph, and climb band 20 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 11:00 PM.

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Surface
14 mph
Gust
26 mph
Thermal
Building

Friday, Jul 24, 11:00 PM

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Dark / Not Favorable

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Watch-outs

  • Gust spread opens to 12 mph through the takeoff cycle.
  • Climb band builds to 20 mph by 394 ft.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowBreezy
GustinessVery gusty
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn1 deg

Surface

14 mph

33 ft · SSE

Gust spread

12 mph

Gusts 26 mph

Thermal bump

Building

CAPE 2550 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

6 mph

394 ft / SSE

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
14 mph
Gust
26 mph
Dir
SSE
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
24 mph
Dir
SSE
1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
11 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
SSE
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2:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
11 mph
Gust
21 mph
Dir
SSE
3:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
11 mph
Gust
21 mph
Dir
SSE
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
19 mph
Dir
SSE
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SSE
6:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SSE
7:00 AM
Rough
Wind
7 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SSE
8:00 AM
Rough
Wind
6 mph
Gust
16 mph
Dir
S
9:00 AM
Rough
Wind
7 mph
Gust
15 mph
Dir
S
10:00 AM
Rough
Wind
7 mph
Gust
11 mph
Dir
SSE

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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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