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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 5 mph, gusts 6 mph, and climb band 4 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 8:00 PM.

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Surface
5 mph
Gust
6 mph
Thermal
Low

Friday, Jul 24, 8:00 PM

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Dark / Not Favorable

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  • Surface and climb band look comparatively steady.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowCalm
GustinessSteady
Thermal bumpLow
Drift turn6 deg

Surface

5 mph

33 ft · ENE

Gust spread

2 mph

Gusts 6 mph

Thermal bump

Low

CAPE 10 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

0 mph

394 ft / ENE

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

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

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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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