Portmoak Glider Field

Today at Portmoak Glider Field: 2.3 kt at 10:00, a working band to 1800 ft, soarable 09:00 to 10:00. April is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Portmoak Glider Field

2.3 kt at the best hour, to 1,800 ft · soarable 09:00–10:00 UTC

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	2.1	2.3	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	5.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	400	700	600	700	900	900	400	500	900	500	1,000	1,800	1,500	1,600

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

Position: 56.1910°N 3.3250°W
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Before you launch at Portmoak Glider Field

What the record at Portmoak Glider Field holds for a pilot who plans a flight.
Check	What the record holds
Pick the hour	The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC, and half of them fall between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A north-east wind gives 2.8 kt here and a east wind 2.0 kt.
Plan the band	In May the band top reaches 4,950 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.
Use the ridge	A low pass holds height in a north-east wind 66% of the time, which is more than in any other wind.

The flying year at Portmoak Glider Field

The flying year at Portmoak Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Jan	3.0	2500	57%	11:00–14:00
Feb	1.7	3100	46%	10:00–15:00
Mar	2.3	3950	11%	11:00–14:00
Apr	2.4	4550	18%	10:00–15:00
May	2.7	4950	14%	10:00–15:00
Jun	2.3	4400	19%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.1	4200	20%	10:00–15:00
Aug	2.2	4500	14%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.3	4100	25%	11:00–15:00
Oct	1.9	3300	41%	11:00–14:00
Nov	1.5	3150	67%	11:00–14:00
Dec	1.5	2450	20%	12:00–13:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Portmoak Glider Field

The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 11:00 and 14:00 UTC.

The share of the climbs that each hour of the day holds.
Hour (UTC)	Share of the climbs
08:00	0.3%
09:00	1.9%
10:00	8.9%
11:00	17.9%
12:00	22.3%
13:00	21.4%
14:00	15.0%
15:00	8.3%
16:00	2.7%
17:00	0.8%
18:00	0.3%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Portmoak Glider Field

37% of the turns at Portmoak 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 12:00 UTC, at 43%.

The share of the turns at Portmoak Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	21%
10:00	32%
11:00	41%
12:00	43%
13:00	42%
14:00	37%
15:00	26%
16:00	19%
17:00	5%

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

The wind sectors at Portmoak Glider Field

The climb at Portmoak Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the north-east, 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 Portmoak 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)	2.5	4400	29%	8
NE (north-east)	2.8	4350	19%	8
E (east)	2.0	4000	0%	7
SE (south-east)	2.3	4200	0%	6
S (south)	2.5	5250	4%	6
SW (south-west)	2.2	4200	11%	9
W (west)	2.0	3850	36%	11
NW (north-west)	2.5	4500	34%	8

Ridge soaring at Portmoak Glider Field

A ridge works in some winds and not in others. The table gives, by wind sector, how often a low pass near Portmoak Glider Field held or gained height. The best sector is north-east at 66%.

Does a low pass hold height at Portmoak Glider Field? By wind sector.
Wind from	Held height
N (north)	41%
NE (north-east)	66%
E (east)	40%
SE (south-east)	27%
S (south)	32%
SW (south-west)	51%
W (west)	41%
NW (north-west)	41%

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Sites near Portmoak Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Portmoak Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Milfield Glider Field	102	to the south-east
Aboyne Airfield	103	to the north
Yorkshire Gliding Club	256	to the south-east
Pocklington Airfield	299	to the south-east
Burn Airfield	307	to the south-east
Lleweni Parc Glyndwr Soaring Club	331	to the south