Forecast for Sat 6 Aug 22
A cool start to the day but it will be a dry and bright day with some high and medium level cloud giving hazier conditions at times. Maximum temperature c22°C in light N - NW winds. If available, an on-the-day X-Section or a SkySight post that provides a more up-to-date guide will be published on the closed Messenger Ops Gp tomorrow morning.
Strong thermic activity is expected with +400fpm from 10:00 onward and with cloud base to 6,000ft.
Sunset is at 20:55. 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.
Conditions for a 50km or longer cross-country task are assessed as excellent.