Weather

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Weather: Making the most of the apps

As fancy as modern forecasts are, they are only half of the equation – the rest is in your head. Honza Rejmanek explains more
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Paragliding in Bassano. Photo: Marcus King

New pilot weather service launched for Bassano

A new weather forecasting bulletin for pilots in Bassano is to start this weekend. It is being set up by the Bassano-based pilot Kelly Farina
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Weather: the majestic thunderstorm

How does a thundercloud form, and how does it differ from an ordinary cumuliform cloud? The first answers were put forward in the 1940s.
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Paragliding in the Chartreuse as the snow melts in early spring. Photo: Jerome Maupoint

Weather: XC and the spring snowline

As our planet warms the winter snowline creeps higher up the mountain slopes. What does that mean for pilots?
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Paragliding wave. The smooth cloud indicates the top of the rising air in the wave. Unlike a cumulus which forms and dissipates quickly from convection, wave clouds can “stand” in the same place for a long time. Clouds form on the crests of the waves due to cooling and dissipate in the troughs due to warming. Photo: Adi Geisegger

Winter Wave: High altitude, high mountain flying

Adi Geisegger experienced the flight of his life on a winter’s day in the Alps, when he connected with wave – “Spectacular”
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Why cyclones are getting wetter

Why cyclones are getting wetter

The final week of November 2025 was devastating for several South Asian countries as Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar unleashed days of rain.
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Paragliding in the northeast of Brazil. Photo: Joanna Di Grigoli

Weather: Forecasting for a new destination

How do you make a usable and worthwhile paragliding forecast for a place you've never been? Honza Rejmanek explains
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The perfect cloud on a perfect day in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The clouds are well developed but not growing too tall, and they don’t have a lot of wind distortion, showing it is a light wind day. They have good dark bases and fluffy tops. In places you can see the bases are concave or even have a stepped base, indicating strong lift. Best of all, they go on for miles Photo: Jérôme Maupoint

Cloudbase: All you need to know

“Get to base” newer pilots are told – but what do you do when you get there? Bastienne Wentzel gets the experts to explain
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How AI will transform forecasting

AI weather forecasting models are about to change the world
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Paragliding in the Engadine Valley with lakes below. Photo: Marcus King

Weather: When Valley Winds Reverse

Sometimes, valley winds flow the 'wrong' way – pilot and weather guru Honza Rejmanek takes a look at where and why
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