Situation A cold front has gone through overnight leaving us this morning with a fair amount of upper level instability which is enough to trigger some large Congestus clouds, some of which are giving us showers around 9am. There should be an improvement over the day and I image by late afternoon we could manage […]
Not disimilar to yesterday, though probably with a higher thermal quality without the early inversion. Morning east lies, which already light, should lighten more. Ideal day for another circuit flight to either of the Passes and back (or both). What Happened Excellent thermals topped with Cu at c3300m. We went to the Pass, then Back […]
High pressure moving in will stabilise thins for the next few days removing the risk of Cbs which we have had since Thursday. Light winds from the NE, but with more NW above the boundry layer. An inversion initially at 2600m, rising to 3200m later in the afternoon. Good quality blue thermals, with perhaps some […]
Cb wend off to the north of the valley at 8am, so things not looking good at all. Local forecast is showing OK for late afternoon, so we will have to hope that it is the case. What Happened. No flying due to Cbs . A trip to Salamanca.
Situation Today Not disimilar to yesterday, though with more westerly than SW and tending to NW by end of day, so things may become nice on the mountain at the end of the day for evening flying if we have no Cbs. A better scenario early on this morning than yesterday, so we shall go […]
Situation the heat low with a trough near us leading to high instability and risk of storms and rain. The winds this morning are quite strong and gusty from the SW which rules out a quick flight before it gets too stormy. Winds moving more west towards late afternoon which gives a small chance […]
Situation Heat Low still predominates with high pressure above. However, the trough to the NW of Spain will start to enter. This will give us some cirrus cover as the afternoon progresses which may calm things and finish the thermal day a little earlier. In general another excellent XC day. The winds will end up […]
Situation Similar to yesterday with the Azores high and heat low. Winds variable but perhaps more westerly at 2000 to 3500m, which will be our main flying level. We could go for the Pass and Avila today and perhaps a return for those with stamina. High quality day with good thermals and perfect for a […]
Another excellent thermal soaring day (Yesterday the airport day was also very good with reported climbs to 3300m). An Azores Hight set up with a heat low forming over Spain giving us settled weather for the early part of the week. Very light winds forcast, though probably locally breezy in Barco due to valley wind […]
Situation Anticyclone well installed giving us nice weather through to Tuesday with a bit of a heat low forming over the Peninsula. Generally light NE today. A bit more stable with a lower inversion to start with at around 2600m, with blue thermal tops reaching 3000m later in the afternoon. What Happened Super condiitons, but […]