utah wind next weekend crystal ball anyone

pauls · Since 20 Jun 2005 564 Posts Northern Portugal Addicted

trying to figure out whether Skyline or other spots will be windy Thursday to Sunday 2/16-2/19 Anyone reading this have any insight to offer? Weather Underground and NOAA don't seem very optimistic but maybe they are not forecasting for up on the plateau. i searched through old postings but didn't see any forecasting tips.....waiting for a moderator to give me access to the Utah windriders forum so i can hopefully get some local knowledge. Flying with Soutwest so can easily cancel for a credit if the forecast sucks.....

J_Matic · Since 14 Oct 2011 158 Posts InDaHo Stoked

Pull the trigger, you won't be disappointed. Forecasting wind is sketchier than playing russian roulette with a Chechnyan.

If you go, it'll blow and if you don't--you'll never know. 80% of the time, it works for me everytime. Laughing

scottjk · Since 28 Dec 2011 49 Posts

I'm here in Salt Lake with access to the Windriders board but unfortunately it's down at the moment. I'll pass along any information that I can gather about potential wind.

Scott

J_Matic · Since 14 Oct 2011 158 Posts InDaHo Stoked

NOAA is fairly reliable for predicting wind @ Skyline. The forecast is for snow & West wind which means it's gonna blow at elevation 9,600 where the kite sites at.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.57076365997468&lon=-111.29013061523438&site=slc&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

Also, you don't need membership to check the weather links on the Utahwindriders site: http://www.utahwindriders.com/weather.php

Sailut · Since 31 May 2005 72 Posts Utah

With the lack of snow at Strawberry,
The Superfly event looks like it will now be at Skyline this weekend
(not official)