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kunanyi/Mount Wellington
27.5 km/h
Gust 106.9 km/h · 4°C · 94% cloud
Partly cloudy
WNW
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Live data via Open-Meteo · Cached 30 min · Always check a real-time launch-site station before flying.
Next 24 hours
Hourly wind, gusts, temperature, and rain.
| Hour | Wind | Gust | Dir | Temp | Rain | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12:00 | 21 km/h | 80.3 | NW | 8.5° | — | 98% |
| Fri 13:00 | 22.1 km/h | 81 | WNW | 9.6° | — | 95% |
| Fri 14:00 | 23.3 km/h | 86 | WNW | 8.9° | — | 96% |
| Fri 15:00 | 20.9 km/h | 85.3 | WNW | 8° | — | 97% |
| Fri 16:00 | 19.4 km/h | 81 | WNW | 7° | — | 99% |
| Fri 17:00 | 23.7 km/h | 88.2 | WNW | 5.4° | 0.2mm | 99% |
| Fri 18:00 | 25.1 km/h | 101.9 | W | 2.6° | 1.4mm | 100% |
| Fri 19:00 | 23.9 km/h | 102.2 | W | 2.6° | 1.8mm | 99% |
| Fri 20:00 | 23.1 km/h | 97.9 | W | 3° | 0.5mm | 100% |
| Fri 21:00 | 24.7 km/h | 100.8 | WNW | 3.3° | 1.3mm | 100% |
| Fri 22:00 | 27.2 km/h | 107.3 | WNW | 3.8° | 0.9mm | 99% |
| Fri 23:00 | 27.5 km/h | 106.6 | WNW | 4.1° | — | 93% |
| Sat 00:00 | 27 km/h | 106.9 | W | 4.2° | — | 100% |
| Sat 01:00 | 25.9 km/h | 105.5 | W | 4.5° | 0.1mm | 100% |
| Sat 02:00 | 24.8 km/h | 103.3 | W | 4.6° | 0.1mm | 100% |
| Sat 03:00 | 24.2 km/h | 100.8 | W | 4.7° | — | 99% |
| Sat 04:00 | 24.5 km/h | 101.2 | W | 4.9° | — | 95% |
| Sat 05:00 | 23 km/h | 100.4 | W | 4.8° | — | 95% |
| Sat 06:00 | 20.5 km/h | 95.4 | W | 4.7° | — | 87% |
| Sat 07:00 | 16.3 km/h | 89.6 | W | 4.8° | — | 91% |
| Sat 08:00 | 15.3 km/h | 79.9 | WSW | 5.4° | — | 95% |
| Sat 09:00 | 13.8 km/h | 74.5 | W | 6° | — | 31% |
| Sat 10:00 | 12.6 km/h | 63.4 | W | 7.1° | — | 25% |
| Sat 11:00 | 14.4 km/h | 58.7 | W | 8° | — | 16% |
Likely flyable: wind 5–25 km/h, gusts < 35, dry
Next 7 days
Fri 18 Sep
Rain
1.8° / 9.6° · 6.1mm rain
Sat 19 Sep
Drizzle
-0.1° / 9.9° · 0.2mm rain
Sun 20 Sep
Drizzle
-0.3° / 16.8° · 0.7mm rain
Mon 21 Sep
Drizzle
-3.7° / 3.7° · 0.9mm rain
Tue 22 Sep
Partly cloudy
-2.5° / 8.3°
Wed 23 Sep
Partly cloudy
-2.4° / 9°
Thu 24 Sep
Partly cloudy
1.7° / 10.7°
PG5/HG-Advanced (PG4/HG-Int by invitation)
kunanyi/Mount Wellington is 3500' top to bottom – the biggest in Australia. A great sled ride, or XC start point.
It is a really appealing site but must be considered with respect. Really good ground-handling skills are required to take-off from this site. The landing is not visible from T/O.
PG4 pilots that want to fly from here are required to be supervised by an SSO (Senior Safety Officer) or Instructor for their first flights.
Once a PG4 pilot shows to SSO or Instructor that they have suitable launching skills and decision making abilities to safely fly the site, they will be allowed to fly with PG5 supervision.
Hazards
<p>Very rocky launch; Be wary of light-wind launches as upper launch is flat-topped with a vertical 5m edge and often has cross/non laminar wind. Lower launch (Hangies Rock) has powerlines just below and L of launch; Glide to LZ can be difficult if there is a strong sea breeze and there are no landing options for several km.</p>