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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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Current read

Marginal for takeoff

Surface 9 mph, gusts 10 mph, and climb band 15 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 7:00 PM.

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Surface
9 mph
Gust
10 mph
Thermal
Building

Friday, Jul 24, 7:00 PM

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Marginal

Marginal

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Watch-outs

  • Climb band builds to 15 mph by 394 ft.
  • Wind turns 36 deg, from S near launch to SSW by 925 hPa.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowLight
GustinessSteady
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn36 deg

Surface

9 mph

33 ft · S

Gust spread

1 mph

Gusts 10 mph

Thermal bump

Building

CAPE 340 J/kg / Sun 213 W/m2

Climb drift

6 mph

394 ft / SW

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
7:00 PM
Marginal
Wind
9 mph
Gust
10 mph
Dir
S
8:00 PM
Rough
Wind
14 mph
Gust
18 mph
Dir
NW
9:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
14 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
NW
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10:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
11 mph
Gust
13 mph
Dir
NNW
11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NW
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
NW
1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NW
2:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
7 mph
Gust
7 mph
Dir
NW
3:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
4 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
WNW
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
2 mph
Dir
W
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
0 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
S
6:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
1 mph
Gust
5 mph
Dir
S

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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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