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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 2 mph, gusts 4 mph, and climb band 2 mph for Saturday, Jul 25, 5:00 AM.

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Surface
2 mph
Gust
4 mph
Thermal
Building

Saturday, Jul 25, 5:00 AM

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Dark / Not Favorable

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Watch-outs

  • Wind turns 113 deg, from N near launch to WSW by 925 hPa.
  • Thermal bump reads building for powered low-altitude flying.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowCalm
GustinessSteady
Thermal bumpBuilding
Drift turn113 deg

Surface

2 mph

33 ft · N

Gust spread

1 mph

Gusts 4 mph

Thermal bump

Building

CAPE 2440 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

0 mph

394 ft / NNW

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
N
6:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
3 mph
Dir
N
7:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
2 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
N
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8:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
2 mph
Gust
5 mph
Dir
N
9:00 AM
Rough
Wind
2 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
E
10:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
1 mph
Gust
4 mph
Dir
E
11:00 AM
Rough
Wind
3 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
S
12:00 PM
Rough
Wind
8 mph
Gust
17 mph
Dir
S
1:00 PM
Rough
Wind
11 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
S
2:00 PM
Rough
Wind
12 mph
Gust
24 mph
Dir
SSE
3:00 PM
Rough
Wind
13 mph
Gust
25 mph
Dir
SSE
4:00 PM
Rough
Wind
12 mph
Gust
26 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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