Soaring Weather Forecast Kalavryta Friday Sep 6th 2024

 

Summary

The day will start with early Ci clouds from the west at 10.30h

Later the Ci sky will clear and around 11.30 first Cu appear above high ground.

Around 13.00h nice cloud street to the direction to Tripoli. 

At 13.30 Spreadout Cu in the East (Ziria Mt) and in the South East (Parnonas Mt).

At 15.00 General Spreadout is expected with shadow from the east side of the cloudstreets to Tripoli.

At 16.00 Overdevelopment with potential shower clouds in an unstable line from Ziria to Parnonas, maybe earlier, with a rain risk increasing after 14.30 also in Chelmos area. 

The center and west side of the cloud street will be better than the east side.

Soaring conditions will start at 11.30 and decline after 16.00

With an average speed around 22kph a 100km XC can be possible

More details

Barometer: Drops to 1006 by 1mb

Temperatures: MaxT 27, minT 18, DT =9 C, relatively stable, low temp contrast and long cycles between thermal triggering.

Humidity at 30%

Cloudbase initially at 2700, later up to 3100m but mixed bases in the area, lower in the west Peloponese

Cloud Tops at 4.500m

Cloud coverage 20% for low and middle clouds, later in the day 100% including high cloud

Cloud types include Ci early in the morning, then Cu above high ground. later Cu with Spreadout, Cb in the east Peloponese, After 16.30 Cu and Ci above the center of Peloponese.

Inversion levels 1000m, 3100m

Thermals +4,5m/s (2000-2500m), +3,5m/s (1500-2000m), +2,5m/s (1300-1500m) Weak thermals <1000m with long recharge cycles.

Thermal height up to 2800m at 15.00h

Best Thermal altitude zone 1500-2500m for fast average speed

Winds

at low level local breezes following the sun activity

Gust 25kph

0m NW 10kph

600m NW 10kph

1200m West <10kph

1800m S<10kph

2400m S<10kph

3000m S<10kph

3600m NW10kph (Above the inversion of 3100m)