Brazil - Soaring Weather API
Brazil coverage is on the radar. The classic Quixadá and Castelo paragliding flatland XC, the long Brazilian distance flying, and the seasonal wet-vs-dry forecast cycle - waitlist demand will set the priority.
Planned specifications
What Brazil coverage will include
Same JSON contract as live regions. Final field list confirmed when Brazil goes live.
Thermal Strength
wstar_ms - thermal updraft velocity in m/s
Soaring Height
hglider_agl_m + hglider_msl_m - usable thermalling height
Cloudbase
cloudbase_agl_ft + cloudbase_msl_m, Cu potential, OD risk
Wind
surface_wind_* plus wind_925_*, wind_850_*, wind_800_*, wind_700_*
Trigger Temperature
thermal_trigger_temp_c - surface temperature at which thermals fire
Day Rating
day_rating - poor, marginal, fair, good, excellent
Corridor Sampling
Weather along a route - time-aware available
Sounding Profile
Full vertical profile - temp, dewpoint, wind
About soaring weather in Brazil
Brazil is the home of paragliding world records. Quixadá, Tacima and the Caatinga interior produce 500-600 km tandem flatland flights in the right cycle, and the forecast problem is dominated by the convergence-and-trough patterns of the Brazilian dry season.
The forecast value is in cloudbase, convergence and day-rating fields specifically tuned for the wet-vs-dry seasonal cycle and the Northeastern flatland geometry. Off-the-shelf global models do not capture the right detail.
Brazil is on the radar rather than queued because the public model landscape is patchier and the launch decision will need a benchmark first. Day-window and sounding labels would use America/Sao_Paulo.
Want Brazil coverage next?
Join the waitlist. We email when Brazil goes live, and waitlist demand drives launch order.