Weather

Understanding the weather for paraglider pilots and free flight pilots

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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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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Tropical cyclones

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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Paragliding above the forest in autumn. Photo: Tobi Dimmler

Magical Fall: ‘Things are changing out there’

As autumn, or fall, arrives the environment we fly above changes – in fact for many early autumn is their favourite time of year to fly
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Downburst

Exploring the downburst effect

The latest research into the twisting winds created by downbursts
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High mountain launches

Planning and executing a flight off a high mountain requires careful evaluation of wind strength at the upper, mid and low levels
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Use time spent on the ground before launch to watch the weather. Keep in mind there is a 15-20 minute convective turnover time – you will get a good feeling for how the day is and what is in store if you wait and watch for those 20 minutes

Flying unplugged

In this ever more connected world it is easy to become reliant on technology for our flying maybe it is time to unplug
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Honza Rejmanek in the Red Bull X-Alps 013. Photo: Vitek Ludvik / Red Bull Content Pool

’10 years of what I know about the weather’

After 10 years Honza Rejmanek reveals his 10 weather concepts that pilots need to know - number nine will amaze you...
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