Forecast for Sat 20 May 23

A dry and bright day with plenty of prolonged sunshine, particularly during the afternoon.  Light ENE breeze, and feeling warm with max temp c17/18°C but it will feel hotter on the airfield with a high UV factor forecast.  If available, an on-the-day X-Section or SkySight image that provides a more up-to-date guide will be published on the closed Messenger Ops Gp tomorrow morning.

Sunset is at 21:08.  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.  It will be thermic with a max forecast strength of 450fpm

Conditions for a 50km or longer cross-country task are assessed as excellent.