default:

Icon D2 km

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

KNMI 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: 07/06 21:50																	Icon EU 7 km run: 07/06 21:50																							Icon Global 11 km run: 07/06 21:50	Icon EU 7 km run: 07/06 21:50																											Icon Global 11 km run: 07/06 21:50																																										GFS 13 km run: 07/06 21:50																																																																unknown run: 07/06 21:50
Date Optimal	Su 8 5h	Su 8 6h	Su 8 7h	Su 8 8h	Su 8 9h	Su 8 10h	Su 8 11h	Su 8 12h	Su 8 13h	Su 8 14h	Su 8 15h	Su 8 16h	Su 8 17h	Su 8 18h	Su 8 19h	Su 8 20h	Su 8 21h	Mo 9 5h	Mo 9 6h	Mo 9 7h	Mo 9 8h	Mo 9 9h	Mo 9 10h	Mo 9 11h	Mo 9 12h	Mo 9 13h	Mo 9 14h	Mo 9 15h	Mo 9 16h	Mo 9 17h	Mo 9 18h	Mo 9 19h	Mo 9 20h	Mo 9 21h	Tu 10 5h	Tu 10 6h	Tu 10 7h	Tu 10 8h	Tu 10 9h	Tu 10 10h	Tu 10 11h	Tu 10 12h	Tu 10 13h	Tu 10 14h	Tu 10 15h	Tu 10 16h	Tu 10 17h	Tu 10 18h	Tu 10 19h	Tu 10 20h	Tu 10 21h	We 11 5h	We 11 6h	We 11 7h	We 11 8h	We 11 9h	We 11 10h	We 11 11h	We 11 12h	We 11 13h	We 11 14h	We 11 15h	We 11 16h	We 11 17h	We 11 18h	We 11 19h	We 11 20h	We 11 21h	Th 12 5h	Th 12 6h	Th 12 7h	Th 12 8h	Th 12 9h	Th 12 10h	Th 12 11h	Th 12 12h	Th 12 13h	Th 12 14h	Th 12 15h	Th 12 16h	Th 12 17h	Th 12 18h	Th 12 19h	Th 12 20h	Th 12 21h	Fr 13 5h	Fr 13 6h	Fr 13 7h	Fr 13 8h	Fr 13 9h	Fr 13 10h	Fr 13 11h	Fr 13 12h	Fr 13 13h	Fr 13 14h	Fr 13 15h	Fr 13 16h	Fr 13 17h	Fr 13 18h	Fr 13 19h	Fr 13 20h	Fr 13 21h	Sa 14 5h	Sa 14 6h	Sa 14 7h	Sa 14 8h	Sa 14 9h	Sa 14 10h	Sa 14 11h	Sa 14 12h	Sa 14 13h	Sa 14 14h	Sa 14 15h	Sa 14 16h	Sa 14 17h	Sa 14 18h	Sa 14 19h	Sa 14 20h	Sa 14 21h	Su 15 5h	Su 15 6h	Su 15 7h	Su 15 8h	Su 15 9h	Su 15 10h	Su 15 11h	Su 15 12h	Su 15 13h	Su 15 14h	Su 15 15h	Su 15 16h	Su 15 17h	Su 15 18h	Su 15 19h	Su 15 20h	Su 15 21h	Mo 16 5h	Mo 16 6h	Mo 16 7h	Mo 16 8h	Mo 16 9h	Mo 16 10h	Mo 16 11h	Mo 16 12h	Mo 16 13h	Mo 16 14h	Mo 16 15h	Mo 16 16h	Mo 16 17h	Mo 16 18h	Mo 16 19h	Mo 16 20h	Mo 16 21h	Tu 17 5h	Tu 17 6h	Tu 17 7h	Tu 17 8h	Tu 17 9h	Tu 17 10h	Tu 17 11h	Tu 17 12h	Tu 17 13h	Tu 17 14h	Tu 17 15h	Tu 17 16h	Tu 17 17h	Tu 17 18h	Tu 17 19h	Tu 17 20h	Tu 17 21h	We 18 5h	We 18 6h	We 18 7h	We 18 8h	We 18 9h	We 18 10h	We 18 11h	We 18 12h	We 18 13h	We 18 14h	We 18 15h	We 18 16h	We 18 17h	We 18 18h	We 18 19h	We 18 20h	We 18 21h	Th 19 5h	Th 19 6h	Th 19 7h	Th 19 8h	Th 19 9h	Th 19 10h	Th 19 11h	Th 19 12h	Th 19 13h	Th 19 14h	Th 19 15h	Th 19 16h	Th 19 17h	Th 19 18h	Th 19 19h	Th 19 20h	Th 19 21h	Fr 20 5h	Fr 20 6h	Fr 20 7h	Fr 20 8h	Fr 20 9h	Fr 20 10h	Fr 20 11h	Fr 20 12h	Fr 20 13h	Fr 20 14h	Fr 20 15h	Fr 20 16h	Fr 20 17h	Fr 20 18h	Fr 20 19h	Fr 20 20h	Fr 20 21h	Sa 21 5h	Sa 21 6h	Sa 21 7h	Sa 21 8h	Sa 21 9h	Sa 21 10h	Sa 21 11h	Sa 21 12h	Sa 21 13h	Sa 21 14h	Sa 21 15h	Sa 21 16h	Sa 21 17h	Sa 21 18h	Sa 21 19h	Sa 21 20h	Sa 21 21h	Su 22 5h	Su 22 6h	Su 22 7h	Su 22 8h	Su 22 9h	Su 22 10h	Su 22 11h	Su 22 12h	Su 22 13h	Su 22 14h	Su 22 15h	Su 22 16h	Su 22 17h	Su 22 18h	Su 22 19h	Su 22 20h	Su 22 21h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	9	10	11	13	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	13	8	11	10	10	8	6	5	5	7	8	9	9	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	11	9	7	6	7	8	10	10	11	10	11	9	9	10	9	10	9	7	6	4	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	8	10	11	10	9	4	4	3	3	2	3	5	8	10	10	11	11	10	8	6	5	4	1	0	0	1	3	5	6	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	13	6	4	1	4	10	15	15	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	10	9	7	0	2	3	3	4	6	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	7	5	5	6	7	8	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	8	7	5	5	5	6	7	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	6	7	8	9	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	8	2	4	6	6	7	8	7	5	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	9	7	7	7	6	4	4	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	11	9	3	3	3	4	6	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	6	5	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	6	8	9	11	13	15	16	16	16	14	12
Gusts (mph)	16	18	19	22	24	24	23	24	25	21	22	22	22	19	19	19	17	15	14	11	12	14	16	17	21	24	24	25	24	23	23	22	21	19	14	15	17	20	21	22	22	23	22	22	20	21	20	20	19	16	13	3	3	3	5	8	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	17	21	24	24	23	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	20	18	20	21	18	16	13	12	10	5	4	4	5	7	9	11	13	15	16	17	18	21	23	25	26	27	14	10	5	12	19	26	29	31	33	30	26	23	23	22	22	20	18	2	2	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	9	6	4	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	8	6	9	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	6	10	12	12	11	10	11	13	14	15	14	14	15	15	14	11	6	8	10	10	9	7	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	13	12	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	12	12	13	15	17	20	22	24
Temp. (°C)	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	9	9	11	12	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	20	20	21	22	22	21	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	16	14	15	16	18	19	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	20	19	18	17	11	12	14	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	15	13	11	12	14	16	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	18	16	13	13	14	16	18	20	22	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	22	21	18	16	14	15	17	18	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	20	17	14	15	17	18	20	22	24	25	26	26	26	26	25	23	21	19	16	14	10	11	13	15	17	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	20	18	16	14	12	9	11	12	15	17	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	17	14	14	16	18	19	21	22	23	24	24	24	23	22	20	19	17	15	13
Rain (mm)																																																																								0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5																													0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	28	29	41	22	39	39	50	87	64	92	99	80	99	84	74	30	51					88	96	100	81	42	13	40	53	54	100	100	99	98	78	76	93	86	98	99	99	100	100	100	96	100	96	79	83	76	69	31	45	60	53	46	39	29	18	8	12	15	19	46	73	100	80	60	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	96	94	79	63	48	42	36	47	24					2	4	6	30	53	77	51	26		33	67	30	56	82	85	88	91	94	97	100	71	42	13	23	32	42	39	36	13	13	13	12	10	9	8	7	6	13	20	27	19	12	4	5	5	8	13	18	21	25	28	22	15	9	8	7	6	5	3	2	1	1													1	1	2	11	19	92	85	77	54	30	7	5	2		1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	38	52	67	56	44	33	37	40	44	42	39	37	34	32	29	22	14	94	97	100	99	98	97	86	75	64	62	61	59	60	60	61	42	23	49	75	100	90	80	70	75	79	84	71	59	46	64	82	100	67	33							1	1	2	3	3	4	3	1
High Cloud (%)																						60	77	100	55						100	100	95	78	1	30	72	58	91	96	97	100	100	100	76	100	64	32	60	40	20								1	1	1			33	67	100	69	39	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	85	78	52	26				42	21								26	51	77	51	26		33	67							33	67	100	71	42	13	23	32	42	34	26	10	9	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	11	16	22	16	9	3	4	4	7	11	15	18	22	25	19	14	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1													1	1	2	10	18	92	85	77	54	30	7	5	2		1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2				10	19	29	22	15	8	6	5	3	3	2	2	3	4	92	96	100	99	97	96	84	72	60	58	57	55	56	57	58	40	21	47	74	100	89	78	67	71	76	80	67	55	42	61	81	100	67	33							1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1
Mid Cloud (%)								73	63	92	98	80	98	43	55	9	48												4	20	22	64	64	91	24	3						10	43	31	60	81	78	51	45	47	50																12	24	51	65	78	85	93	100	100	100	100	67	33					1	2	6	3														3	6	26	49	71	60	50	39	45	50	56	37	19					3	7																																																																																																										2	3	5	4	4	3	2	1
Low Cloud (%)	28	29	41	22	39	39	50	56	3		15		71	75	42	25	3					64	78	85	61	42	13	40	51	43	53	63	31	26	67	70	80	62	66	77	83	96	96	96	73	78	54	35	29	26	23	31	45	60	53	46	39	28	18	7	11	15	19	13	6							3	7	10	27	45	62	65	72	79	69	58	48	41	34							2	4	6	4	2							7	14	21	41	61	81	72	63	54	36	18					3	7																																																																					38	52	67	45	22		12	25	37	36	35	34	32	29	27	18	9				2	3	5	7	9	11	7	4
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	10	10	0	10	80	150	100	90	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	40	40	40	30	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	330	370	370	290	180	170	410	760	920	700	300	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	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	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	0	0	0	0	0
Ceiling (m)	235	272	357	614	760	992	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.5k	1.1k	833	784	675	565	357	382	431	467	565	809	736	711	736	784	797	760	614	540	467	455	345	187	199	284	370	431	528	723	723	650	553	699	626	553	516	467	394	309	174	150	150	235	345	479	638	821	919	992	967	931	870	784	699	650	601	577	589	553	479	406	333	284	272	260	272	321	333	345	333	333	321	272	248	272	309	406	540	662	772	882	943	943	919	894	858	833	784	784	821	357	296	272	321	382	455	467	492	553	675	858	1.0k	1.0k	980	919	858	772	553	675	833	1.0k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	980	650	492	650	858	1.1k	1.3k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.6k	1.3k	858	601	662	760	967	1.3k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.8k	1.9k	2.0k	2.0k	2.0k	1.8k	1.6k	1.3k	894	479	638	821	1.0k	1.3k	1.4k	1.6k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	858	565	784	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.4k	1.6k	1.9k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	821	528	333	431	540	736	1.0k	1.3k	1.5k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	2.0k	2.0k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	833	516	467	577	772	1.2k	1.7k	2.3k	2.6k	2.7k	2.7k	2.8k	2.8k	2.8k	2.7k	2.6k	2.4k	2.0k	1.6k	1.8k	2.0k	2.2k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	2.0k	2.2k	2.3k	2.3k	2.3k	2.1k	1.8k	1.4k	1.1k	809	577

This site, located in Folkestone/Dover, Kent, UK, is a members-only spot primarily used for local soaring. It is essential to follow specific rules, including contacting the Channel Tunnel Police before flying each day. Membership to the Dover and Folkestone Hang Gliding Club (DFHGC) is required, and it costs £20. The takeoff area is at an altitude of 140 meters (460 feet) and is quite steep with a barbed wire fence nearby, making it tricky. The wind direction suitable for this site is from the south-south-east to south-west (165°-230°). The site is positioned just north of the Channel Tunnel Terminus, at coordinates N 51° 06’ 05”; E 1° 08’ 21”. Access to the site is from the A20, turning off at a sign for Peene and Newington. Drive through the villages and follow the road to the next turning, then turn right. Parking is available on the grass verge off the road or in lay-bys near the takeoff areas. Ensure not to block passing places and put out a windsock in the top landing area if clear of crops. When flying, moderate southerly winds allow for soaring flights between the crossroads to the east of takeoff and the end of the ridge at Peene. In south-west winds, only the ridge between the two takeoff areas works. The site becomes turbulent as the wind shifts more to the west. The XC potential is limited due to the coastal location and the sea breeze, which can break up thermals at low levels. This can lead to small and difficult-to-establish thermals. The sea breeze can also cause unexpected wind changes when heading towards Lydden or Canterbury. Familiarity with Manston airspace restrictions is necessary for ambitious XC pilots. Landing options include slope landing on the main face for paragliders, with top landing behind the south-west takeoff area. The bottom landing area is indicated on the map, and it is crucial to avoid landing on Channel Tunnel property. Restrictions include no overflying of the Channel Tunnel site or the modellers' bowl, and no top landing when the field is in crop. Hazards include a 132 kV power station under the modellers' bowl and high-tension electricity throughout the Channel Tunnel area. Severe rotor exists except in the indicated top landing areas, and caution is needed to avoid accidents. Before flying, members must contact the Channel Tunnel Police to inform them of their presence and ensure they do not overfly the terminal. Failure to do so could result in police intervention and potential loss of site access. For more information, visit the DFHGC website: http://www.dfhgc.org/sites/crete-road Watch videos of the site: - [Video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCArR9Ft20) - [Video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AouEOSLL9Ck) - [Video 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoBrUfgOG50) - [Video 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW9kit03Upc)

Edit

Optimal Wind Direction

Optimal Speed (mph)

Edit