default:

Icon D2 km

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

DWD Icon D 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon D2 km run: 09/05 11:33																																					Icon EU 7 km run: 09/05 11:33																																							Icon Global 11 km run: 09/05 11:33																																						GFS 13 km run: 09/05 11:33
Date Optimal	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Fr 9 20h	Sa 10 6h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Sa 10 20h	Su 11 6h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Su 11 20h	Mo 12 6h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Mo 12 20h	Tu 13 6h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	Tu 13 20h	We 14 6h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	We 14 20h	Th 15 6h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h	Th 15 20h	Fr 16 6h	Fr 16 7h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h	Fr 16 18h	Fr 16 19h	Fr 16 20h	Sa 17 6h	Sa 17 7h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Sa 17 18h	Sa 17 19h	Sa 17 20h	Su 18 6h	Su 18 7h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Su 18 18h	Su 18 19h	Su 18 20h	Mo 19 6h	Mo 19 7h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h	Mo 19 18h	Mo 19 19h	Mo 19 20h	Tu 20 6h	Tu 20 7h	Tu 20 8h	Tu 20 9h	Tu 20 10h	Tu 20 11h	Tu 20 12h	Tu 20 13h	Tu 20 14h	Tu 20 15h	Tu 20 16h	Tu 20 17h	Tu 20 18h	Tu 20 19h	Tu 20 20h	We 21 6h	We 21 7h	We 21 8h	We 21 9h	We 21 10h	We 21 11h	We 21 12h	We 21 13h	We 21 14h	We 21 15h	We 21 16h	We 21 17h	We 21 18h	We 21 19h	We 21 20h	Th 22 6h	Th 22 7h	Th 22 8h	Th 22 9h	Th 22 10h	Th 22 11h	Th 22 12h	Th 22 13h	Th 22 14h	Th 22 15h	Th 22 16h	Th 22 17h	Th 22 18h	Th 22 19h	Th 22 20h	Th 22 21h	Fr 23 6h	Fr 23 7h	Fr 23 8h	Fr 23 9h	Fr 23 10h	Fr 23 11h	Fr 23 12h	Fr 23 13h	Fr 23 14h	Fr 23 15h	Fr 23 16h	Fr 23 17h	Fr 23 18h	Fr 23 19h	Fr 23 20h	Fr 23 21h	Sa 24 6h	Sa 24 7h	Sa 24 8h	Sa 24 9h	Sa 24 10h	Sa 24 11h	Sa 24 12h	Sa 24 13h	Sa 24 14h	Sa 24 15h	Sa 24 16h	Sa 24 17h	Sa 24 18h	Sa 24 19h	Sa 24 20h	Sa 24 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	3	4	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	3	5	5	5	5	6	6	1	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	2	3	4	5	6	7	6	3	5	4	5	4	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	3	2	5	4	3	0	2	5	6	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	5	3	1	3	4	5	6	7	6	5	2	2	6	3	3	4	5	7	8	9	11	11	10	7	3	3	10	15	4	2	6	9	10	11	14	16	17	15	12	9	9	8	8	4	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	1	6	10	10	8	7	8	10	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	5	4	3	1	1	3	3	6	8	6	6	5	5	7	9	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	9	10	10	9	7	3	5	9	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	8
Gusts (kmh)	13	9	9	8	6	6	7	6	6	7	9	9	8	10	11	11	10	10	10	7	9	9	6	5	4	3	3	8	10	12	13	14	17	16	15	13	14	15	15	10	9	9	8	7	7	9	10	12	11	10	9	10	11	12	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	11	12	14	13	13	12	9	9	9	11	14	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	15	18	20	22	24	26	29	32	34	34	34	35	22	24	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	7	7	7	7	9	10	3	3	4	5	7	9	10	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	6	4	3	4	6	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	6	8	9	8	6	5	6	7	8	9	8	8	7	6	5	10	11	11	11	9	7	6	5	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	3	2	1	3	6	7	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	7	10	13	15	15	15	15	15	12	13	13	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	10
Temp. (°C)	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	3	4	5	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	5	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	7	6	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	13	12	12	11	10	9	4	4	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	0	1	2	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	2	4	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	4	5	5	7	8	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	5	4	3	0	0	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	8	7	6	4
Rain (mm)	0.4	0.1	0.9	0.1															0.1	2.6	0.1												0.1	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6							0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7													0.6	0.6	0.6													0.2	0.2	0.2				0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4																																																																									0.2	0.2	0.2														0.2	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	99	100	100	95	84	97	97	72	85	86	86	100	99	95	99	89	100	100	61	98	89	92				71	79	90	95	96	98	98	96	90	91	100	100	89	95	94	96	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	95	91	86	51	25		21	42	63	69	76	82	82	83	83	82	81	80	33	17		8	16	24	43	63	82	25	44	63	62	61	60	77	54	31	37	42	48	35	23	10	10	10	10	9	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	17	28	39	59	80	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	95	93	95	98	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	93	90	89	89	88	92	96	100	82	91	100	100	100	100	97	95	92	95	97	100	100	100	100	69	72	73	74	63	53	42	61	81	100	100	100	100	89	78	67	61	12	12	12	11	11	10	34	59	83	59	34	10	17	24	31	32
High Cloud (%)	12		3	12																													28	84	6	38	79	100	100			39	58	77	96	97	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	76	51	27	46	64	83	89	94	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	3	2		14	27	41	61	80	100	100	100	100	88	75	63																																								1	1	2	1	1		5	5	5	4	4	3	2	1								21	15	10	28	47	65	76	88	99	99	100	100	88	77	65	100	100	100	100	100	100	89	79	68	48	28	8	28	48	68	100	100	100	100	100	100	67	35	2	1	1		22	45	67	67	84	100	100	100	100	84	69	53	50	46	43	30	16	3	2	68	69	69	58	48	37	58	79	100	100	100	100	80	60	40	39										2	3	5	5	5	5	4
Mid Cloud (%)	79	100	62				4	4	22						37	30	4	4	100	100	31	11	16	6							82	55	66	43	45	14	7	36	83	44	66	59	72	84	97	98	99	100	99	99	98	99	99	100	100	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	85	77	64	51	38	39	39	40	33	25	18	12	6								23	46	69	71	72	74	62	49	37							23	47	70	22	42	61	60	58	57	76	53	29	19	10		1	2	3	4	6	7	6	6	5										1	1	2	3	4	5				1	1	2	32	63	93	88	84	79	73	68	62	51	66	82	71	61	50	35	20	5	9	14	18	13	8	3	30	50	70	47	25	2	28	53	79	75	72	68	73	79	84	5	6	6	16	25	35	42	49	56	71	85	100	70	41	11	7	2	3	3	2	1		31	63	94	85	77	68	49	30	11	9	5	5	5	4	4	3	21	39	57	39	21	3	11	19	27	19
Low Cloud (%)	100	100	99	100	100	95	82	94	94	72	85	86	86	100	99	90	98	86	100	100	46	96	81	88				71	79	90	86	92	94	91	93	85	84	84	71	81	90	83	87	91	95	92	90	87	87	86	86	80	74	68	89	91	92	91	91	90	87	83	80	76	73	69	77	84	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	85	72	58	51	25		21	42	63	58	52	47	51	56	60	63	66	69	33	17		8	16	24	24	23	23	2	2	2	10	17	25	68	39	10	22	34	46	33	19	6	5	3	2	2	3	3				1	1	2	14	26	38	59	79	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	22	14	5	5	5	5	30	54	79	83	88	92	95	97	100	52	66	79	76	74	71	77	83	89	85	81	77	80	82	85	72	86	100	79	58	37	45	53	61	74	87	100	100	100	100	68	5	5	5	5	5	5	19	32	46	34	21	9	16	23	30	22	5	5	5	5	5	5	17	29	41	28	15	2	2	3	3	12
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	40	30	0	0	0	0	0	20	30	40	50	20	0	0	20	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	80	110	130	120	150	70	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	40	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	30	10	0	0	10	20	10	20	20	20	20	30	40	60	80	100	110	110	90	60	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	50	70	90	100	120	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	10	20	20	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	30	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	40	30	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	30	40	40	30	10	0	10	10	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	40	40	30	0	0	0	10	20	30	50	80	90	90	70	60	40	20	10	30	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	30	30	30	20	20	10	10	0	0
Ceiling (m)	2.2k	2.3k	2.3k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.3k	2.2k	2.1k	2.2k	2.2k	2.2k	2.2k	2.3k	2.1k	2.2k	2.3k	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	2.4k	2.4k	2.2k	2.1k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.3k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.9k	2.6k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.3k	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.4k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.2k	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.4k	2.3k	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.2k	2.2k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.8k	2.9k	3.0k	3.0k	3.0k	2.9k	2.6k	2.4k	2.2k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.7k	2.8k	2.9k	3.0k	3.1k	3.2k	3.7k	3.5k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	2.8k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.8k	3.1k	3.2k	3.2k	3.1k	3.0k	3.0k	3.0k	3.1k	3.1k	3.1k	3.0k	2.7k	2.4k	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	2.1k	2.1k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.3k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.4k	2.6k	2.7k	2.8k	2.8k	2.7k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.8k	2.9k	3.0k	3.0k	3.1k	3.1k	3.1k	3.1k	3.0k	2.8k	2.7k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.8k	2.9k	2.9k	2.8k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.3k	2.3k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	3.0k	3.1k	3.3k	3.4k	3.4k	3.3k	3.2k	3.1k	3.0k	2.9k	2.7k	2.6k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.9k	3.1k	3.2k	3.4k	3.5k	3.6k	3.8k	3.8k	3.6k	3.3k	3.0k	2.8k

Located in the Piemonte region of Italy, the Valle Vigezzo offers an exceptional paragliding experience. The valley's east-west orientation ensures generous thermal conditions, often even during winter, making it a year-round destination with the best flying conditions from late February to early April. Access to the launch sites is straightforward, with cable cars and chairlifts available, especially during the ski and high summer seasons. The main takeoff point is at the top station of the gondola, with additional access points via the Piana di Vigezzo lift system. For the Faedo launch, a short 30-minute walk from the Alpe Blitz parking area is required. The valley is known for its scenic beauty, nestled between the Lepontine Alps and offering stunning views of the Monte Rosa massif. The region is easily accessible via the A26 motorway to Gravellona Toce, followed by the SS33 road to Masera, and then a short drive to Valle Vigezzo. From Switzerland, you can reach it via Locarno, Losone, and the Centovalli road. Pilots of all skill levels can enjoy flying here, although beginners are advised to fly in the morning or evening during spring when midday conditions can be strong. The valley provides excellent opportunities for cross-country flights, with numerous fields available for safe landings. For more information, visit: - [Parapendio Biposto](http://www.parapendiobiposto.it/home/siti-di-volo/piemonte/valvigezzo-vb.html) - [I Barbagianni Vigezzo](http://www.ibarbagiannivigezzo.com/dove%20siamo.html) Contact details for the cable car services: - Craveggia: Tel. +39 0324/98039 - Funivia Prestinone - La Piana di Vigezzo: - Valley Station: Tel. +39 0324 98646 - Mountain Station: Tel. +39 0324 909973 - Cableway Service srl: Tel. +39 0323 30295 For local club information: - Club 'Barbagianni Valle Vigezzo': - [Website](http://freeweb.supereva.com/fol/index.html?) - Email: elfiona@tiscalinet.it - Tel: +39 0324/94444 Avoid flying during strong northern winds and be cautious of the valley winds, which can be strong. The base altitude commonly reaches 3000 meters, providing ample opportunities for thermal soaring and cross-country flights.

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