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Wind settingsMPH wind · Fahrenheit tempEdit

Wind units

MPHMiles per hour
m/sMeters per second

Temperature

Celsiusdeg C
Fahrenheitdeg F

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Surface 8 mph, gusts 12 mph, and climb band 7 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 11:00 PM.

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Surface
8 mph
Gust
12 mph
Thermal
Building

Friday, Jul 24, 11:00 PM

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Dark / Not Favorable

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Watch-outs

  • Wind turns 43 deg, from NW near launch to N by 925 hPa.
  • Thermal bump reads building for powered low-altitude flying.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowLight
GustinessSteady
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn43 deg

Surface

8 mph

33 ft · NW

Gust spread

4 mph

Gusts 12 mph

Thermal bump

Building

CAPE 2680 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

0 mph

394 ft / SW

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NW
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NW
1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NW
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2:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
11 mph
Dir
NW
3:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
5 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
NW
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
7 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NW
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
6 mph
Gust
7 mph
Dir
NW
6:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
7 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NW
7:00 AM
Rough
Wind
5 mph
Gust
7 mph
Dir
N
8:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
7 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
N
9:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
8 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NNW
10:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
7 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
NNW

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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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