Ringmer Glider Field

Today at Ringmer Glider Field: 2.5 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1300 ft, soarable 09:00 to 09:00. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Ringmer Glider Field

2.5 kt at the best hour, to 1,300 ft · soarable 09:00–09:00 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	2.5	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	5.6	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)	800	1,100	1,200	1,200	700	1,100	400	500	1,200	1,300	1,000	700	800	1,000

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

Position: 50.9078°N 0.1065°E
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Before you launch at Ringmer Glider Field

What the record at Ringmer 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 April to September.
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 wind gives 2.5 kt here and a south-west wind 1.3 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,200 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Ringmer Glider Field

The flying year at Ringmer Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Apr	2.6	4500	11%	10:00–14:00
May	2.1	4150	0%	12:00–14:00
Jun	1.3	4550	5%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.1	5200	0%	10:00–15:00
Aug	2.0	4800	0%	10:00–13:00
Sep	2.4	4550	0%	10:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Ringmer 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	0.1%
09:00	1.6%
10:00	11.4%
11:00	17.5%
12:00	19.0%
13:00	18.2%
14:00	15.5%
15:00	9.8%
16:00	3.2%
17:00	2.1%
18:00	1.6%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Ringmer Glider Field

28% of the turns at Ringmer 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 38%.

The share of the turns at Ringmer Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
10:00	30%
11:00	34%
12:00	38%
13:00	35%
14:00	22%
15:00	14%

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

The wind sectors at Ringmer Glider Field

The climb at Ringmer Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the north, at 2.5 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Ringmer 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	4700	7%	7
NE (north-east)	2.2	4200	6%	9
E (east)	2.4	5900	0%	8
SE (south-east)	1.7	4650	0%	5
SW (south-west)	1.3	3850	5%	9
W (west)	2.3	4350	0%	8
NW (north-west)	2.3	5200	0%	5

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Sites near Ringmer Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Ringmer Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Southdown Gliding Club	41	to the west
Lasham Airfield	85	to the west
Wycombe Air Park	101	to the north-west
London Gliding Club	116	to the north-west
Wormingford Glider Field	125	to the north
Rivar Hill Glider Field	125	to the north-west