RAF Shawbury Gliding Club

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Forecast for Sat 12 Feb 22

A dry but cloudy start to the day. Outbreaks of rain are forecast to arrive around mid-day, heavy at times and with a reducing cloud base.  SSW wind, strong at times with gusts to 35kts Maximum temperature 7C but in the wind it will feel more like 2-3C.  The on-the-day X-Section that provides a more up-to-date guide for SHY will be published on the closed Messenger Ops Gp tomorrow morning.

Sunset is at 17:16.  General forecast from XCWeather https://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast/Shawbury

To understand more about likely condition on the day follow this link http://rasp.stratus.org.uk/index.php/rasp-by-turn-point?tp=SHY and click on “Get Results”

The Star Rating provides an indication of the quality of the soaring on the day. Anything over 0 is thermally active, and 3 Stars and above suggests good conditions for local soaring.

Given the wind speed and direction, likely to see Wave conditions set up to the SW but may struggle to take advantage in the conditions.