North Hill Glider Field

Today at North Hill Glider Field: 0.0 kt at 07:00, a working band to 1400 ft. April is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for North Hill Glider Field

0.0 kt at the best hour, to 1,400 ft

Climb rate and the top of the working band, by hour (UTC).
Hour	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Climb (kt)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	500	400	200	200	300	200	200	200	200	800	800	200	900	1,400

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Climb is what a standard-class glider would average in a thermal. Heights are above sea level.

Position: 50.8524°N 3.2746°W
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Before you launch at North Hill Glider Field

What the record at North Hill Glider Field holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the month	The share of days whose best flight reached 300 km is 0% or more from March to September.
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 13:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 12:00 and 14:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A north wind gives 2.8 kt here and a south-east wind 2.1 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,300 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a east wind 74% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at North Hill Glider Field

The flying year at North Hill Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.1	4700	0%	12:00–14:00
Apr	2.5	4450	0%	11:00–15:00
May	2.6	5100	2%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.5	4450	2%	11:00–15:00
Jul	2.4	5300	10%	11:00–15:00
Aug	2.5	4650	0%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.3	4200	0%	12:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at North Hill Glider Field

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
08:00	0.1%
09:00	1.2%
10:00	4.1%
11:00	14.5%
12:00	22.7%
13:00	24.8%
14:00	20.2%
15:00	9.9%
16:00	2.1%
17:00	0.4%
18:00	0.1%

How often a turn becomes a climb at North Hill Glider Field

41% of the turns at North Hill Glider Field 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 46%.

The share of the turns at North Hill Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	6%
10:00	28%
11:00	43%
12:00	45%
13:00	46%
14:00	40%
15:00	35%
16:00	24%

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

The wind sectors at North Hill Glider Field

The climb at North Hill Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the north, at 2.8 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at North Hill Glider Field holds, by the wind sector of the day.
Wind from	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Median wind (kt)
N (north)	2.8	5300	9%	6
NE (north-east)	2.6	5150	0%	6
E (east)	2.5	5800	0%	6
SE (south-east)	2.1	5550	0%	7
S (south)	2.4	4500	3%	6
SW (south-west)	2.5	4600	0%	7
W (west)	2.1	4100	5%	9
NW (north-west)	2.4	4900	1%	8

Ridge soaring at North Hill Glider Field

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near North Hill Glider Field held or gained height. The best sector is east at 74%.

Does a low pass hold height at North Hill Glider Field? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	39%
NE (north-east)	50%
E (east)	74%
SE (south-east)	28%
S (south)	32%
SW (south-west)	43%
W (west)	36%
NW (north-west)	32%

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Sites near North Hill Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to North Hill Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
RAF Keevil	96	to the north-east
Bristol and Gloucestershire Gliding Club	118	to the north-east
Aston Down Airfield	124	to the north-east
Rivar Hill Glider Field	133	to the north-east
Shobdon Airfield	157	to the north
Lasham Airfield	161	to the east