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Cant say I found it useful. I use:
- 2-3 days out, I use the BOM synoptic map to understand the likely direction of the prevailing wind (high - anticlockwise, low - clockwise) plus any fronts and troughs;
- 24 hours downto 12 hours out - the animation on the BOM site of the hourly satellite images, to gauge how fast the systems are moving and cloud; can estimate down to an hour;
- on the day - consult private weather stations installed by the HGfA at paragliding sites around NSW - relevant because paragliding sites are often near good spots to observe such as mountaintops - these are set up to give local wind speed and direction and have a wide angle camera giving an image every few minutes with a good view of the sky; the data from these is publicly accessible;
- for the blue mountains, if it’s still questionable before 5pm, check a webcam at Katoomba to see what the clouds are doing.
If anything the animation of the satellite images on the BOM website is better than static maps, however it’s not adequate on its own - being able to access webcams and actually see the conditions is by far the best.
Last edited by Wavytone; 01-02-2018 at 12:09 PM.
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