10:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
SE
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Surface 12 mph, gusts 17 mph, and climb band 16 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 10:00 PM.
Paramotor modeDark / Not FavorableTap to ExpandCollapseExpandCollapseSurface12 mphGust17 mphThermalBuildingFriday, Jul 24, 10:00 PM
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Surface 12 mph, gusts 17 mph, and climb band 16 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 10:00 PM.
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Surface
12 mph
Gust
17 mph
Thermal
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- Climb band builds to 16 mph by 394 ft.
- Thermal bump reads building for powered low-altitude flying.
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Surface flowBreezy
GustinessSteady
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn5 deg
Surface
12 mph
33 ft · SE
Gust spread
5 mph
Gusts 17 mph
Thermal bump
Building
CAPE 1980 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2
Climb drift
4 mph
394 ft / SSE
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11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
18 mph
Dir
SE
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
19 mph
Dir
SE
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1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
19 mph
Dir
SE
2:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
18 mph
Dir
SE
3:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
18 mph
Dir
SSE
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
13 mph
Gust
19 mph
Dir
SSE
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
S
6:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
12 mph
Gust
16 mph
Dir
SSE
7:00 AM
Rough
Wind
11 mph
Gust
15 mph
Dir
SSE
8:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
9 mph
Gust
13 mph
Dir
SSE
9:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
9 mph
Gust
11 mph
Dir
SSE
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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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