Paragliding World Cup Krusevo, Weather Forecast 27th of July 2025

 

Summary of the Day forecast - "Winds from the SW are 

For tomorrow there will be a new challenge, as all models predict stronger SW winds, very early. 

From 12.00h there is a forecast of 20-25kph SW winds to the west take off, and this will increase as the sun passes to the west side, after 13.30. SW gusts will keep increasing up to 15.00h reaching 30+kph at the level of 1200m. 

At higher level we expect more wind. There will be an inversion at 2200m above which we expect 30+ kph , and at 2400m it is predicted to have 40kph at 15.00.

There will also be an inversion at 1350m. Below this level lift will be disorganized and weak. Above this inversion thermals will average more than 2m/s and above the inversion of 2200m thermals will be stronger (4m/s).

It is expected that thermals will be broken and turbulent below 2200m, maybe smoother above 2200 inversion, but the wind is expected to increase significantly above 2500m, exceeding 40kph SW at this altitude at 15.00h and at 3000m it is expected to reach 50kph. 

From the experience we had until now, the conclusion is that it is highly unlikely that we have a safe and decent task for tommorow.

If something changes we will update.

From this position, I would like to thank all pilots, task committee and organizers for trusting my work and estimations for this competition regarding how to unlock the weather pattern,

This was an everyday different challenge, and a headache for having a reliable output under uncertain conditions, and achieve a good combination between safety and performance for a top level audience.

Evangelos