Wormingford Glider Field

Today at Wormingford Glider Field: 2.7 kt at 09:00, a working band to 1500 ft, soarable 09:00 to 11:00. June is the busiest month here.

Soaring forecast for Wormingford Glider Field

2.7 kt at the best hour, to 1,500 ft · soarable 09:00–11:00 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	2.7	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Strong (kt)	0.0	0.0	6.0	5.2	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Band top (ft)	1,000	1,200	1,500	1,500	1,500	1,300	1,000	300	400	400	700	700	400	1,000

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

Position: 51.9423°N 0.7974°E
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Before you launch at Wormingford Glider Field

What the record at Wormingford 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 13:00 UTC.
Read the wind	A east wind gives 3.0 kt here and a south-west wind 2.5 kt.
Plan the band	In July the band top reaches 5,600 ft above sea level, the highest of the year.

The flying year at Wormingford Glider Field

The flying year at Wormingford Glider Field.
Month	Median climb (kt)	Median band top (ft)	Good days	Climbs (UTC)
Mar	2.9	4550	0%	12:00–14:00
Apr	2.9	5100	10%	11:00–14:00
May	2.7	5200	7%	11:00–15:00
Jun	2.6	5050	5%	10:00–15:00
Jul	2.8	5600	8%	10:00–15:00
Aug	2.8	5200	8%	11:00–15:00
Sep	2.6	4800	7%	11:00–14:00

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

The shape of a soaring day at Wormingford Glider Field

The climbs peak at 12:00 UTC. Half of them fall between 11:00 and 13:00 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	6.1%
11:00	17.8%
12:00	26.3%
13:00	24.4%
14:00	16.2%
15:00	6.2%
16:00	1.3%
17:00	0.2%

How often a turn becomes a climb at Wormingford Glider Field

48% of the turns at Wormingford 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 52%.

The share of the turns at Wormingford Glider Field that become a climb, by the hour of the day.
Hour (UTC)	Turns that become a climb
09:00	24%
10:00	40%
11:00	50%
12:00	52%
13:00	51%
14:00	47%
15:00	41%
16:00	34%

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

The wind sectors at Wormingford Glider Field

The climb at Wormingford Glider Field is strongest when the wind comes from the east, at 3.0 kt. A sector mixes the wind with the season, because some winds are more common in some months.

What the record at Wormingford 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)	3.0	4700	4%	6
NE (north-east)	2.9	5150	7%	7
E (east)	3.0	5950	4%	6
SE (south-east)	2.8	5200	5%	5
S (south)	2.7	5300	4%	8
SW (south-west)	2.5	5150	7%	8
W (west)	2.6	5200	6%	8
NW (north-west)	2.9	5200	13%	7

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Sites near Wormingford Glider Field

The soaring sites nearest to Wormingford Glider Field.
Site	Distance (km)	Direction
Rattlesden Airfield	26	to the north
Tibenham Airfield	62	to the north-east
Gransden Lodge Airfield	68	to the north-west
London Gliding Club	93	to the west
Wycombe Air Park	116	to the west
Ringmer Glider Field	125	to the south-west