An upper level cold front moved through overnight and has bought marked instability aloft which is going to cause us a few problems for decent XC paragliding.  This morning we have extended Cirrus which is cutting out the heating of the Valley and hillside, giving us a gentle SE catabatic at Peña Negra.

Trigger temperature for Cu development is around 21ºC and the instability will lead to a quick build up of Congestus and likely storms.  A quick dash to Barco may be possible, but we must evaluate the rate of growth of the clouds as otherwise even such a modest XC may become somewhat terrifying!

What Happened

A  nice day with 2 trips to Barco, the second in the evening with a large CB on the other side of the Gredos.

Claire and James half way to Barco

Peter and Rb climbing before glide to Barco with Cb other side of the Gredos

Last night

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