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MPHMiles per hour
m/sMeters per second

Temperature

Celsiusdeg C
Fahrenheitdeg F

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Surface 18 mph, gusts 33 mph, and climb band 30 mph for Saturday, Jul 25, 4:00 AM.

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Surface
18 mph
Gust
33 mph
Thermal
Low

Saturday, Jul 25, 4:00 AM

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  • Gust spread opens to 16 mph through the takeoff cycle.
  • Climb band builds to 30 mph by 394 ft.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowWindy
GustinessVery gusty
Thermal bumpLow
Drift turn19 deg

Surface

18 mph

33 ft · SW

Gust spread

16 mph

Gusts 33 mph

Thermal bump

Low

CAPE 0 J/kg / Sun 0 W/m2

Climb drift

12 mph

394 ft / SW

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
18 mph
Gust
33 mph
Dir
SW
5:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
22 mph
Gust
41 mph
Dir
WSW
6:00 AM
Rough
Wind
22 mph
Gust
41 mph
Dir
WSW
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7:00 AM
Rough
Wind
25 mph
Gust
46 mph
Dir
W
8:00 AM
Rough
Wind
26 mph
Gust
48 mph
Dir
W
9:00 AM
Rough
Wind
24 mph
Gust
44 mph
Dir
W
10:00 AM
Rough
Wind
23 mph
Gust
42 mph
Dir
W
11:00 AM
Rough
Wind
20 mph
Gust
38 mph
Dir
W
12:00 PM
Rough
Wind
19 mph
Gust
34 mph
Dir
WNW
1:00 PM
Rough
Wind
14 mph
Gust
25 mph
Dir
WNW
2:00 PM
Rough
Wind
16 mph
Gust
29 mph
Dir
WNW
3:00 PM
Rough
Wind
16 mph
Gust
30 mph
Dir
WNW

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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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