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kunanyi/Mount Wellington
17.6 km/h
Gust 70.2 km/h · 1.4°C · 95% cloud
Partly cloudy
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11:00 | 23.8 km/h | 79.9 | W | 4.1° | — | 100% |
| Thu 12:00 | 23.6 km/h | 82.4 | W | 5.6° | — | 91% |
| Thu 13:00 | 23.9 km/h | 82.1 | W | 5.7° | — | 100% |
| Thu 14:00 | 23 km/h | 82.8 | W | 5.4° | — | 93% |
| Thu 15:00 | 24.1 km/h | 83.2 | W | 4.6° | — | 100% |
| Thu 16:00 | 23.6 km/h | 83.2 | W | 3.7° | — | 100% |
| Thu 17:00 | 18.2 km/h | 81 | W | 2.7° | — | 100% |
| Thu 18:00 | 18.6 km/h | 73.1 | W | 2° | — | 84% |
| Thu 19:00 | 17.8 km/h | 70.9 | W | 1.7° | — | 98% |
| Thu 20:00 | 18.2 km/h | 70.9 | W | 1.6° | — | 96% |
| Thu 21:00 | 17.6 km/h | 70.2 | W | 1.4° | — | 95% |
| Thu 22:00 | 17.4 km/h | 69.8 | W | 1.5° | — | 100% |
| Thu 23:00 | 18 km/h | 69.1 | WNW | 1.8° | — | 100% |
| Fri 00:00 | 18 km/h | 70.9 | WNW | 1.8° | — | 100% |
| Fri 01:00 | 18.5 km/h | 71.6 | WNW | 1.9° | — | 100% |
| Fri 02:00 | 18.7 km/h | 71.3 | WNW | 2° | — | 100% |
| Fri 03:00 | 17.2 km/h | 70.9 | WNW | 1.8° | — | 99% |
| Fri 04:00 | 16.5 km/h | 68.4 | WNW | 1.9° | — | 100% |
| Fri 05:00 | 14.6 km/h | 65.9 | WNW | 2° | — | 100% |
| Fri 06:00 | 13.3 km/h | 62.3 | WNW | 1.7° | — | 100% |
| Fri 07:00 | 14.8 km/h | 63 | NW | 1.8° | — | 100% |
| Fri 08:00 | 14.9 km/h | 66.2 | NW | 2.1° | — | 100% |
| Fri 09:00 | 16.8 km/h | 70.9 | NW | 2.9° | — | 100% |
| Fri 10:00 | 20.4 km/h | 76.3 | NW | 4.5° | — | 100% |
Likely flyable: wind 5–25 km/h, gusts < 35, dry
Next 7 days
Thu 17 Sep
Partly cloudy
-0.3° / 5.7°
Fri 18 Sep
Rain
1.7° / 8.8° · 4.5mm rain
Sat 19 Sep
Drizzle
-0.1° / 9° · 0.9mm rain
Sun 20 Sep
Drizzle
-0.1° / 15.8° · 1.3mm rain
Mon 21 Sep
Drizzle
-3.4° / 2.7° · 3.3mm rain
Tue 22 Sep
Drizzle
-1.6° / 6.6° · 1.1mm rain
Wed 23 Sep
Partly cloudy
-2.5° / 9.2°
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>