New Zealand - Soaring Weather API
New Zealand coverage is on the radar. The Omarama wave, the South Island ridges, the Wanaka and Queenstown paragliding scene - one of the most extreme soaring environments in the world by ridge and wave terms.
Planned specifications
What New Zealand coverage will include
Same JSON contract as live regions. Final field list confirmed when New Zealand 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 New Zealand
New Zealand wave flying is in a class of its own. The Omarama valley sits underneath some of the cleanest standing wave systems in the world, and the South Island ridges generate orographic lift that a 25 km global cell cannot see. A 4 km regional WRF is the obvious tool.
The South Island is the priority. North Island flying around Lake Taupo and Mt. Tongariro is on the roadmap, but the South Island is what most international visitors come for and the forecast value is highest there.
Day-window and sounding labels would use Pacific/Auckland.
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