RAF Shawbury Gliding Club

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Forecast for Sat 16 Mar 24

An evolving picture with a cool start to the day with sunny spells and light winds.  Skies turn hazy in the afternoon with a chance of showers.  In the S wind we may see max temp reach c12°C.  Wave possible at higher levels.  If available, an on-the-day X-Section or SkySight image that provides a more up-to-date guide will be published on the closed Messenger Ops Gp tomorrow morning.

Sunset is at 18:17.  General forecast from XCWeather https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/Shawbury

To understand more about likely condition on the day follow this link http://rasp.stratus.org.uk/index.php/rasp-by-turn-point?tp=SHY and click on “Get Results”

The Star Rating provides an indication of the quality of the soaring on the day. Anything over 0 is thermally active, and 3 Stars and above suggests good conditions for local soaring.

Given the upper wind strength and direction we are likely to see weak Wave set up over the area later in the day.