RAF Shawbury Gliding Club

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Forecast for Sun 24 Dec 23

At lower levels mild but windy and with conditions affected by strong Wave over the whole area.  Very strong upper winds.  Overcast all day with light rain showers slowly clearing south.  Max temp c13°C.   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 15:58.  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 upper wind strength and direction we are likely to see Wave set up over the area.