Algodonales PWC weather forecast May 17th 2025

 

Summary

Saturday will be a day with blue thermals and very fiew clouds in the horizon, tough and technical, needing collaboration from the pilots.

This is because potential cloudbase is expected minimum at 2650m above take off while thermals will climb no more than 2250m. 

Barometric pressure will further drop another -3mb but humidity is going to drop from 45% to 28%. the combination of these two will increase density and thermals will be more turbulent than yesterda in the edges, and stronger in their core. Inversion will be strong to break.

The temperatures will be higher comparing to Friday, meaning less temp contrast and less triggering close to the ground.

The inversion is expected at 1800m

The day will start working at 12.00 and thermals will be better organized at 13.00h. Conditions will be good for another 4 hours until 17.00h and will decline after.

average thermals at 2,75m/s. +2,6 at 500m, +3,3m/s at 650m, +4,2m/s /900m, +5,1m/s/1500. Above 2000m thermals lose power.

winds from the south, very calm up to the inversion above which it will be 12-15kph from the SouthWest.

Calculated XC Speed less than yesterday and close to 30kph

Potential 4h flight 120km

As a note for the task commiittee, there are convergence lines expected in the south with a line to the west of Grazalema and another one in the North east to the south east, from Olvera to Ronda.

Good luck!