Situation The upper level trough has moved through leaving high pressure at lower levels and a N to NE flow in the convective layer. around 15km/hr at take off level and 30km/hr at 3000m. A marked inversion at 2600m. Probable climbs later in the afternoon to c3000m. A reasonable XC day flying towards Barco/Plasencia […]
Situation Post cold frontal with relative low pressure in the Peninsula a ground level.Relatively high windspeed and thermal tops probably not more than 27oo in our valley, though potential to over 3000m (inversion around 3.1). Scattered Cirrus throughout the day. Cross on take off at 9am and not over strong. I hope it will come […]
Weather Heat low formed over the Peninsula with a cold front out to the west. Winds a little stronger from the SW than yesterday, but reasonable and around 20km/hr but perhaps 40km/hr if we climb well above the inversion at 3200m and reach 4000m (potential if ground temp at 35ºC). Trigger temp at 28ºC which […]
A cooler day with the wind finally coming around to the PN take off. This morning at 9am light W, though we can expect possibly even NE by the afternoon. Inversions at 2600 m and c3100m. Not really getting going untill around 2pm. At 10.30am the wind is still cross over the back […]
A weak cold front going through which is considerably weakened by the high pressure at surface level. 25-30km/hr at 1500m, 65-85km/hr at 3000m. Tomorrow, and feasibly late this evening the winds should lighten and move more to the N. No attempt at flying this morning, but we will keep watch to see if we can […]
Another difficult day, more so than yesterday which had forecast winds at 20km/hr at flying levels and our main worry was the launch wind speed. Today the wind near 3000m is near 45 knots. It is very unlikely to be safe to fly. There is a heat wave coming up from Africa which often gives […]
Wind strong enough to prevent it from comming on to PN so we will go early to La Lastra take off. Trigger temp is around 31ºC, higer than previous days, so we may also expect a later start of decent thermals; probably after 2pm. Inversion only at 3200, so if temp goes high […]
A very nice paragliding day with light winds. Southerly but should come onto Peña Negra. Local effecrts may make it more NE than apparent on the Skew T, so if it is scratchy early on the first leg maybe best towards Barco. A route towards the N would be best with a return. An […]
A day typical of summer with high pressure and relatively light W(SW) winds. An inversion at 2600m, with potential thermal tops around 3000m if we get 30ºC. Blue convergence in the Avila Valley. Good thermal quality. Valley trigger temperature 23ºC What Happened Nice conditions but limited to around 2600m. Avila for Catherine and Near Villacasting […]