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United Kingdom soaring forecast

Thermal, ridge and cloud forecast for United Kingdom, over 33 soaring sites.

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The busiest sites in United Kingdom

  1. Lasham Airfield
  2. Gransden Lodge Airfield
  3. Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club
  4. London Gliding Club
  5. Husbands Bosworth Airfield
  6. Aston Down Airfield
  7. Yorkshire Gliding Club
  8. Southdown Gliding Club
  9. Bicester Airfield
  10. Portmoak Glider Field
  11. Midland Glider Club
  12. Wormingford Glider Field
  13. Shenington Gliding Club
  14. Pocklington Airfield
  15. Aboyne Airfield

The flying year in United Kingdom

The flying year in United Kingdom.
MonthMedian climb (kt)Median band top (ft)Good daysClimbs (UTC)
Jan1.6250023%12:00–14:00
Feb2.2315023%12:00–15:00
Mar2.5415027%11:00–15:00
Apr2.5475042%10:00–16:00
May2.5510041%10:00–16:00
Jun2.5495041%10:00–16:00
Jul2.7515050%10:00–17:00
Aug2.6490043%10:00–16:00
Sep2.1455036%10:00–15:00
Oct1.9355050%10:00–15:00
Nov1.4255033%12:00–14:00
Dec1.3235022%12:00–14:00

A good day is a day whose best flight reached 300 km of track.

The shape of a soaring day in United Kingdom

The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)Share of the climbs
08:000.1%
09:001.0%
10:005.9%
11:0014.8%
12:0021.5%
13:0022.7%
14:0018.9%
15:0010.7%
16:003.5%
17:000.8%
18:000.3%

How often a turn becomes a climb in United Kingdom

47% of the turns in United Kingdom become a climb. A pilot who stays in a turn found lift. A pilot who leaves after 1 turn did not. The best hour is 13:00 UTC, at 50%.

The share of the turns in United Kingdom that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)Turns that become a climb
08:0019%
09:0034%
10:0043%
11:0048%
12:0050%
13:0050%
14:0048%
15:0044%
16:0037%
17:0023%
18:005%

The total carries the club as well as the air. Read the hours.

The record of every site in United Kingdom

Each site in United Kingdom, with the median over the months its record holds.
SiteMedian climb (kt)Median band top (ft)
Aboyne Airfield2.54350
Aston Down Airfield2.75150
Bicester Airfield2.95300
Bidford Airfield3.05550
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club2.64550
Burn Airfield2.15050
Camphill Airfield2.44950
Darlton Gliding Club2.35100
Gransden Lodge Airfield2.75100
Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield3.05200
Husbands Bosworth Airfield2.85200
Kirton-in-Lindsey Glider Field2.95150
Lasham Airfield2.84900
Lleweni Parc Glyndwr Soaring Club2.23800
London Gliding Club2.75050
Midland Glider Club2.44800
Milfield Glider Field2.14100
North Hill Glider Field2.54650
Pocklington Airfield2.65050
Portmoak Glider Field2.24050
RAF Keevil2.95100
Rattlesden Airfield2.35400
Ringmer Glider Field2.14550
Rivar Hill Glider Field2.45250
Saltby Glider Field2.55200
Shenington Gliding Club2.65150
Shobdon Airfield2.55150
Southdown Gliding Club2.74550
Stratford-upon-Avon Gliding Club2.75350
Tibenham Airfield2.75000
Wormingford Glider Field2.85100
Wycombe Air Park2.75150
Yorkshire Gliding Club2.24100

Ridge soaring in United Kingdom

The sites in United Kingdom that stand on steep ground, and the wind each one works in.
SiteBest windHeld height
Aboyne Airfieldsouth-east41%
Aston Down Airfieldeast38%
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Clubnorth-west32%
Camphill Airfieldnorth-east42%
Lleweni Parc Glyndwr Soaring Clubeast56%
London Gliding Clubnorth69%
Midland Glider Clubwest49%
Milfield Glider Fieldnorth-west58%
North Hill Glider Fieldeast74%
Portmoak Glider Fieldnorth-east66%
Rivar Hill Glider Fieldnorth-west40%
Shobdon Airfieldeast58%
Southdown Gliding Clubnorth70%
Wycombe Air Parknorth-east61%
Yorkshire Gliding Clubnorth-east75%