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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 25 mph, and climb band 11 mph for Saturday, Jul 25, 4:00 AM.

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Surface
8 mph
Gust
25 mph
Thermal
Low

Saturday, Jul 25, 4:00 AM

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Surface flowLight
GustinessVery gusty
Thermal bumpLow
Drift turn5 deg

Surface

8 mph

33 ft · W

Gust spread

17 mph

Gusts 25 mph

Thermal bump

Low

CAPE 0 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

3 mph

394 ft / W

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
8 mph
Gust
25 mph
Dir
W
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
9 mph
Gust
24 mph
Dir
W
6:00 AM
Rough
Wind
9 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
W
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7:00 AM
Rough
Wind
9 mph
Gust
24 mph
Dir
W
8:00 AM
Rough
Wind
8 mph
Gust
26 mph
Dir
W
9:00 AM
Rough
Wind
8 mph
Gust
28 mph
Dir
WSW
10:00 AM
Rough
Wind
7 mph
Gust
28 mph
Dir
W
11:00 AM
Rough
Wind
7 mph
Gust
27 mph
Dir
W
12:00 PM
Rough
Wind
5 mph
Gust
23 mph
Dir
W
1:00 PM
Marginal
Wind
5 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NW
2:00 PM
Marginal
Wind
2 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NNE
3:00 PM
Marginal
Wind
4 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
E

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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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