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Icon EU 7 km

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon EU 7 km run: 14/05 17:04																																																																Icon Global 11 km run: 14/05 17:04																																		GFS 13 km run: 14/05 17:04
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Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	11	11	11	13	13	9	9	8	3	3	4	4	7	13	14	15	16	12	6	1	6	5	12	11	7	9	8	10	12	14	24	28	26	23	24	20	15	15	15	15	19	21	23	27	25	23	21	19	16	13	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	14	14	12	11	10	8	4	5	6	6	7	8	10	13	14	15	14	13	11	9	8	8	9	11	13	15	17	19	20	18	16	14	12	10	4	4	4	5	7	8	10	11	13	10	9	8	6	5	10	9	8	8	8	10	12	15	16	15	12	10	10	12	22	19	18	23	31	36	32	26	21	23	26	27	24	18	12	11	10	9	8	8	9	10	11	11	10	9	10	10	5	3	2	2	1	2	4	6	7	7	6	5	4	6	11	11	11	11	12	13	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	11	5	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	12	10	8	6	5	4	6	7	9	10	11	13	14	15	13	12	10	8	7	6	8	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	10	7
Gusts (kmh)	33	34	34	31	34	34	28	27	14	18	19	26	28	32	36	38	40	37	34	18	32	37	70	70	68	63	57	46	49	58	68	87	95	90	87	87	81	73	76	72	74	74	82	79	90	82	75	68	63	58	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	44	46	48	50	47	44	31	33	35	31	31	32	33	35	37	37	38	38	39	40	57	56	55	58	62	65	67	67	68	67	67	65	64	63	40	38	36	39	43	47	44	41	38	16	15	13	10	7	8	7	9	13	18	22	24	25	25	23	20	17	15	14	34	34	37	47	61	70	69	63	57	56	56	54	47	38	11	10	11	13	15	18	18	18	17	16	13	11	10	9	4	3	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	9	8	7	7	7	10	14	17	20	24	26	27	27	25	23	19	15	13	10	4	5	6	8	11	13	14	14	14	13	11	9	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	9	12	13	12	9	7	6	6	7	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	9	7
Temp. (°C)	12	12	13	13	13	13	11	10	7	8	10	11	13	13	14	14	14	13	11	10	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	13	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	11	6	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	6	7	8	9	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	11	8	10	11	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	12	12	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	22	21	20	18	15	14	16	18	20	21	22	23	23	23	23	22	21	19	17	16	17	18	20	21	22	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	14	9	11	13	14	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	14	12	10	14	16	18	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	18	16	12	14	15	17	18	19	19	20	20	19	19	17	15	12	9	11	12	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	12	8	9	11	12	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	13	11	6	8	10	12	13	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	13	10
Rain (mm)																			0.2	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	1.7	1.2	0.1																																																																																																										0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	87	96	100	99	90	86	100	97	99	98	76	66	100	100	99	99	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	98	88	82	94	89	91	92	93	95	93	100	100	47	26	32	33	39	33	50	71	80	80	79	79	78	76																					8	15	23	15	8		2	5	79	57	36	49	62	75	62	49	36	35	33	32	21	11	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	95	92	56	34	13	11	10	82	64	46	34	23	11	32	53	74	83	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	98	23	12											1	2	11	12	13	38	64	89	93	96	100	100	100	100	69	37	23	14	4	3	1										5	2		13	26	39	26	13		1	3	4	10	16
High Cloud (%)	13	64	100	97	5	12	100	22	97	93	44	24	100	100	99	95	51	100	100	100	100	100	100	1	39	26															17																																						68	37	5	21	37	53	35	18		1	2	3	2	1	100	100	100	100	100	100	67	33		55	33	11	10	8	81	62	43	31	20	8	29	50	71	81	90	100	100	100	79	89	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	23	12											1	1	10	11	11	36	61	86	91	95	100	100	100	100	68	37	23	13	3	2	1										2	1		13	25	38	25	13		1	1	2	1	1
Mid Cloud (%)	10	81	76	96	74	38	2	18	70	49	68	39				60	57	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	91	72	66		62	77	80	84	84	18	13	8									2	1	1																																														43	51	59	62	66	69	74	80	85						4	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	4	3	2	1	1	47	38	29	22	14	7	23	39	55	57	59	61	53	46																													2	2	2	1	1										1	1
Low Cloud (%)	81	55	54	40	74	75	58	92				26	55	58	24	47	55	52	54	91	80	77	87	67	75	83	75	94	86	68	59	85	63	87	100	100	47	26	32	33	24	33	50	71	79	79	79	79	78	76																					8	15	23	15	8		2	5	23	28	32	31	31	30	32	34	36	34	33	31	21	10							7	14	21																										1	1	2	3	4	5	4	4																																																				1	1	2	9	15
CAPE	10	10	10	20	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	10	0	0	30	30	50	40	50	40	20	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	30	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	50	70	60	40	20	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ceiling (m)	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.7k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.8k	2.1k	2.2k	2.3k	2.4k	2.7k	2.5k	2.5k	2.5k	2.2k	2.0k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.8k	1.9k	1.8k	1.9k	2.3k	2.2k	2.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	1.8k	2.0k	2.1k	2.2k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.4k	2.3k	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	3.0k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.4k	3.4k	3.4k	3.4k	3.3k	3.3k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	2.8k	2.9k	2.9k	3.0k	3.2k	3.2k	3.2k	3.2k	3.2k	3.1k	3.1k	3.1k	3.0k	2.7k	2.5k	2.2k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.7k	2.7k	2.7k	2.7k	2.6k	2.5k	2.3k	2.2k	2.6k	2.6k	2.7k	2.8k	3.0k	3.1k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.7k	3.7k	3.5k	3.1k	2.7k	3.3k	3.4k	3.6k	3.7k	4.0k	4.1k	4.2k	4.2k	4.1k	4.0k	4.0k	3.8k	3.4k	3.1k	3.7k	3.6k	3.6k	3.7k	3.9k	4.1k	3.9k	3.6k	3.3k	3.2k	3.0k	2.9k	2.7k	2.6k	1.8k	2.0k	2.2k	2.5k	2.8k	3.1k	3.3k	3.6k	3.7k	3.8k	3.7k	3.5k	3.1k	2.6k	3.0k	3.3k	3.6k	3.8k	4.0k	4.1k	4.1k	4.0k	4.0k	3.8k	3.7k	3.4k	3.1k	2.6k	3.0k	3.3k	3.4k	3.5k	3.6k	3.7k	3.7k	3.8k	3.8k	3.8k	3.8k	3.6k	3.2k	2.8k	2.8k	2.6k	2.4k	2.5k	2.8k	3.0k	3.1k	3.1k	3.2k	3.2k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	2.6k	2.5k	2.7k	2.8k	2.9k	3.0k	3.1k	3.2k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.3k	3.1k	2.8k	2.5k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.9k	3.1k	3.2k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.2k	3.1k	2.9k	2.7k

Located in the region of Patra, Greece, this paragliding site offers a takeoff altitude of 1520-1540 meters. It is regularly used and provides good opportunities for cross-country (XC) flights, primarily with a takeoff orientation towards the North-Northwest (NNW) and occasionally towards the South.
The site record for distance is 116.6 km.
The unique feature of this location is its position between two large valleys, allowing flights towards either valley depending on the weather conditions.

The takeoff area is situated at an altitude of 1550 meters, with coordinates UTM 43S N x598462- y: 4207462. You can fly with Southeast, South, and Southwest winds towards the Louson valley, and with West, Northwest, and North winds towards the town of Kalavrita, almost every day of the year.
Velia is accessible via a 30-minute drive from Kalavrita. Follow the road to the ski resort, pass the Kastria intersection, continue straight for about 1500 meters, then turn right onto the dirt road leading to the antennas. There are two takeoff areas available. This site is considered one of the best in Greece for long-distance flights in all directions due to its excellent conditions for gaining altitude. Competitions have been held here in the past. During your flight, you can enjoy stunning views of the valleys and mountains, including Helmo, Kalavrita, and several neighboring villages such as Agia Lavra, along with various historical sites in the area. Long-distance routes from this site have included destinations like Mt Erimantho, the city of Tripoli, Argos, and Mt Ziria.

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