Paragliding weather API for XC apps.
Paragliding tools need more than generic wind and rain. Convek gives app builders the soaring-specific fields pilots ask about before driving to launch or planning an XC line.
Launch forecast cards
Show thermal window, cloudbase, usable height, surface wind, and day rating for favourite sites.
XC line checks
Use corridor sampling to show forecast conditions along a likely downwind route.
Pilot notifications
Send a morning summary when conditions match a pilot's saved sites and thresholds.
Example API call
Site forecast using a bearer API key.
Request
curl "https://api.convek.dev/v1/site?region=gb&resolution=4km&lat=51.88&lon=-1.55&time=13:00" \-H "Authorization: Bearer cvk_live_your_key_here"
Response
{"valid_date": "2026-05-25","valid_time": "13:00","rasp_model": "gb/4km","site": {"wstar_ms": 2.4,"hglider_agl_m": 1520,"cloudbase_agl_ft": 5200,"day_rating": "good"}}
Where it fits
Forecast layer
Convek
Use for thermal strength, cloudbase, usable height, convergence, soundings, grid slices, and route samples.
openAIP
Use for airspace, airports, navaids, obstacles, and flying-site records.
OGN
Use for live traffic, tracking, and replay where receiver coverage exists.
Open-Meteo
Use for generic rain, temperature, pressure, and fallback weather outside Convek regions.
Build against real soaring fields.
This is the plain-language landing page for builders searching for a paragliding weather API, not just a general weather API.