Wijk aan zee | Paragliding Forecast Description GPS Share Add To Favorites Ignore Edit
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    MF Arome 1.3
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    Model Icon D2 2 km run: 20/05 01:01 Icon EU 7 km run: 20/05 01:01 Icon 11 km run: 20/05 01:01 GFS 13 km run: 20/05 01:01
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    Gusts (kn) 7 5 6 9 12 14 17 18 19 18 19 19 20 20 16 17 16 15 15 15 14 17 18 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 24 25 21 22
    Temp. (°C) 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 13 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 13 13 14 15 17 19 21 23 24 24 24
    Rain (mm) 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
    Cloud Cov. (%) 52 7 61 42 54 30 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 39 55 97 100 100 100 31 68 100 100 100 100 36 33 36 35 24 10 3 7 9 24 30 34 37 38 35 26 12 4 4 9 14 20 27 29 22 4 11 22 40 62 79 86 88 86 78 67 61 67 80 90 95 100 100 100 81 55 38 41 53 60 55 45 36 30 26 27 36 85 77 68 59 49 40 31 22 15 9 4 9 23 11 4 4 9 16 23 32 42 52 63 73 83 93 100 100 97 95 90 81 70 59 48 37 29 25 23 23 23 24 26 28 38 36 33 28 23 17 11 6 2 1 18 21 27 38 52 65 78 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 77 72 69 69 70 71 71 71 67 57 43 30 18 6 3 37 31 25 20 14 10 6 2 2 6 13 20 27 35 40 41 15 12 9 6 4 2 1 1 4 7 11 15 22 33 46 36 31 36 46 57 70 84 90 92 91
    High Cloud (%) 52 7 61 42 54 30 100 100 100 100 100 62 100 70 100 32 33 94 100 100 100 22 1 17 40 60 72 80 87 93 97 100 100 100 100 100 3 7 3 4 10 16 21 26 28 26 21 16 10 4 20 26 31 35 39 42 45 48 51 55 58 61 63 64 62 55 4 10 16 22 29 37 46 19 5 9 26 45 67 89 100 100 100
    Mid Cloud (%) 1 1 14 66 23 11 11 12 20 2 4 22 66 100 100 100 100 20 8 3 6 13 17 13 6 31 74 100 91 66 52 63 84 100 100 80 68 54 32 7 27 71 100 96 77 58 42 27 20 27 90 82 72 60 47 34 21 9 3 10 7 7 12 19 28 37 47 57 66 75 83 90 96 100 100 22 9 4 10 15 20 25 29 31 8 3 17 23 29 35 40 46 52 57 62 66 69 72 75 78 81 86 50 37 29 30 36 42 48 55 57 51 41 30 19 8 10 24 37 49 61 66 61 1 2 4 7 11 19 32 68 57 51 54 63 72 83 95 100 100 100
    Low Cloud (%) 48 87 22 55 7 100 100 100 97 8 30 46 8 2 16 11 3 100 95 100 26 27 32 38 39 28 11 4 8 10 27 34 38 37 33 28 20 11 5 6 11 16 23 30 32 24 5 14 24 41 61 68 51 22 4 64 88 100 88 64 42 25 10 4 10 17 26 42 34 27 23 22 20 19 18 16 12 8 4 1 7 19 8 8 19 31 43 55 66 74 100 100 100 92 79 67 55 42 32 25 19 15 12 9 9 11 38 38 37 33 27 21 15 8 3 1 2 10 24 38 52 65 75 78 77 75 72 68 63 58 50 55 57 57 54 51 47 43 37 30 21 14 7 1 6 41 34 28 23 18 14 9 5 2 1 4 19 14 10 7 6 4 2 1
    CAPE 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 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 50 40 40 50 60 70 60 40 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 30 30 30 30 30 30 50 70 80 70 60 40 30 10 0 0 -10 -10 0 40 100 130 110 60 30 30 40 50 50 60 60 60 80 90 90 100 110 120 130 130 130 120 100 90 80 70 60 70 110 110 100 90 70 60 50 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 50 60 60 50 50 40 40 40 60 90 110 130 150 160 150 50 50 50 40 40 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 50 110 190 260 330 390 420 400 220 260 270 250 210 170 130 90 70 80 110 140 170 190 200 180 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 0 0 0 10 10 20 30 40 40 40 40
    Ceiling (m) 427 512 695 720 781 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 964 805 720 720 659 659 500 415 268 268 317 378 500 573 525 525 671 903 939 903 817 732 671 622 659 659 451 586 854 1.1k 1.3k 1.4k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 964 939 878 512 586 659 683 695 720 744 769 830 915 1.0k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 939 854 232 268 342 451 634 769 793 744 720 756 805 830 793 756 683 598 134 146 134 134 134 171 281 415 525 537 525 488 464 439 415 390 293 317 354 415 476 561 647 683 744 769 781 769 769 732 708 659 293 317 366 464 586 683 805 915 952 891 744 610 488 342 232 195 98 85 98 146 183 207 281 329 366 390 378 366 366 342 342 342 232 207 232 281 329 390 464 537 586 598 586 586 549 549 525 500 293 281 281 317 366 439 525 561 598 573 525 451 366 305 256 220 98 98 110 159 220 293 354 403 439 476 476 464 464 439 415 403 256 268 293 366 464 561 659 744 793 793 769 744 683 647 586 549 317 317 342 415 512 622 720 830 903 903 878 817 744 695 634 634 525 500 512 598 708 817 976 1.2k 1.3k 1.3k 1.3k 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    In Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, the site is known for paragliding, particularly for flying in strong wind conditions. Here are some key points regarding the conditions and information related to paragliding in this area:

    Take-off Conditions:The take-off area can be very crowded in summer, and access to the dunes can be blocked by numerous beach houses. It is therefore necessary to walk for a while before the houses end. There is also a fence nowadays​

    Weather Conditions:The site of Wijk aan Zee is favorable for flying in strong wind conditions. Even the lowest dunes offer the potential for some fantastic flying days when the wind is strong​​.It is possible to check real-time weather conditions, including wind, waves, and weather, which are provided by a local weather station. These data are useful for wind-related sports like paragliding​.

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    Created 05 Oct 2023 by Kiteslave

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