Forecast for Sat 9 Apr 22

A dry but cold start.  Cloud soon bubbling up from mid-morning that may lead to a few isolated showers in mid-afternoon. Still feeling cold in the moderate NNW wind of 12kts with maximum temp c8°C but feeling more like c5°C on the airfield.  A good soaring day is predicted with favourable conditions for those looking to fly X-country.

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 19:59.  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.

The upper wind strength and direction may see some high level Wave set up over the area.

50km cross-country task a strong possibility?