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Wind settingsMPH wind · Fahrenheit tempEdit

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MPHMiles per hour
m/sMeters per second

Temperature

Celsiusdeg C
Fahrenheitdeg F

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Surface 1 mph, gusts 7 mph, and climb band 2 mph for Friday, Jul 24, 8:00 PM.

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Surface
1 mph
Gust
7 mph
Thermal
Low

Friday, Jul 24, 8:00 PM

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  • Gust spread opens to 6 mph through the takeoff cycle.
  • Wind turns 135 deg, from S near launch to NE by 925 hPa.
Current detailsShow
Surface flowCalm
GustinessGusty
Thermal bumpLow
Drift turn135 deg

Surface

1 mph

33 ft · S

Gust spread

6 mph

Gusts 7 mph

Thermal bump

Low

CAPE 0 J/kg / Sun 159 W/m2

Climb drift

1 mph

394 ft / SSE

Hour By Hour

Next 3 Hours

+9 more
8:00 PM
Rough
Wind
1 mph
Gust
7 mph
Dir
S
9:00 PM
Good to fly
Wind
0 mph
Gust
5 mph
Dir
ENE
10:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
1 mph
Gust
6 mph
Dir
NNE
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11:00 PM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
N
12:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
8 mph
Dir
NNW
1:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
9 mph
Dir
NW
2:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
3 mph
Gust
10 mph
Dir
NW
3:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
2 mph
Gust
10 mph
Dir
NW
4:00 AM
Dark / Not Favorable
Wind
1 mph
Gust
10 mph
Dir
NW
5:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
2 mph
Gust
11 mph
Dir
NNE
6:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
3 mph
Gust
12 mph
Dir
NNE
7:00 AM
Marginal
Wind
3 mph
Gust
13 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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