Soaring weather, as data.
Convek is the world's first developer-facing soaring weather API. We provide thermal strength, cloudbase, convergence, and day ratings as structured JSON - for glider, paraglider, and hang glider pilots, apps, clubs, and instruments.
Why we exist
Data, not dashboards
Every soaring weather product today is a browser-only map. We believe the data should be programmable - so developers, apps, and instruments can use it however they want.
High-resolution, local models
We run our own WRF simulations rather than repackaged global forecasts. UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, and Czechia are live at 4 km, with more countries on the way.
Developer experience first
Structured JSON. Proper auth. Rate limiting. OpenAPI docs. Sandbox keys. The things you expect from a modern API - applied to soaring weather for the first time.
Where we're at
Idea validated
Surveyed pilots and developers - no one offers soaring weather as an API
Pipeline proven
WRF model pipeline built and battle-tested in production
API + site built
Hono API on Cloudflare Workers, Next.js dashboard with auth and Stripe billing
UK 4 km live
gb/4km is live via api.convek.dev with real data served from R2
Central Europe live
Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria and Czechia at 4 km - same JSON contract, same fields, one API
Germany 4 km live
de/4km live via api.convek.dev - Wasserkuppe, Hahnweide, Klippeneck, Hochries, the Alps and the northern flatlands
Spain
Benchmarked - scheduled for the next release once it has its own slot in the cycle
UK 2 km bring-up
Validate runtime and optimisation path for gb/2km on the UK box
Wider European coverage
France, Italy, Poland - driven by demand
Global coverage
USA, Australia, and beyond - each country running its own high-res model
Built by a pilot
Convek is a solo project, built by someone who got tired of squinting at weather maps and manually interpreting model output before every flight. The goal is simple: make soaring weather accessible as clean, structured data - so the next generation of flying apps, instruments, and tools can be built on top of it.