Superfinal Roldanillo Feb 12th 2025 PWC Weather Forecast

 

Summary

The day will start with NW winds<10kph before 10.00. Around 11.00 first thermals reach take off and ideal take off time is 11.30. Initial Cu clouds in the west above high ground at first with a cloud base 1600 and later will evolve to 2100m at 11.00 and 2450 at 14.30. Later overdevelopment is expected and the cloud base will drop. Showers are expected first in the South and in the North and after 15.00 above all the valley area of Roldanillo.

Live Cloud Radar:

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Details:

Barometer at 1009mb

min temp 19 C

Max temp 29 C

DT =10 implying significant thermals but humid and less dense air

High humidity>70%.

Cloud tops are expected to increase first in the west reaching 6.500m and later in the east ridges reaching 4800m

Cu and CuConj clouds in the area, with overdevelopment after 15.00 and possibility for Showers across the region

Inversion levels: a low layer at 1100m and a higher layer at 2100m. Another level at 1600m will have a cross wind level.

Cloud coverage initially from 60% in the valley and exceeding 80% in the West high ground and later above the valley.

Thermals around 2m/s neto up to 1200m, 3m/s up to 1300m and +4 neto above 1400m.

Thermals will start declining above 1900m and will stop at 2100.

Therefore, the ideal thermal zone between 1400m and 1900m

Thermal Gusts in proximity to the ground are expected between 14 and 20kph at a day peak

average winds:

Ground NW10kph affected by the local early east breeze

600m -2100m NW 10kph

at 2400m and above N 5kph

Thermal activity starts around 11.0, ideal take off at 11.30 and before 14.00

Day conditions decline after 14.00

Day peak at 14.00

Potential duration of conditions 4h between 11.30 and 14.30

Potential XC speed 28,6kph

Potential task 85kph

Vangelis Tsoukas

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