Continuing to look at soarcasting
Local NWS forecast for today (Sunday):
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 10 mph.
The RUC forecast at 10 AM EDT:
75.5 degrees at 2 PM. Cloud base at 4,100', lift to 5,000',
average wind 15 knots, NE.
The NAM forecast at 10:15 AM EDT:
73 degrees at 2 PM. Cloud base at 2,900', lift to 5,700', average
wind 14 knots, NE.
The actual conditions at 10 AM: 75 degrees, cloudbase about 2,500' - 3,000', some mid level clouds to the north
and south, cu's forming, winds on the ground 10 mph out of the east. The satellite picture at 2:15 PM: 
We're up there in the sunny puffy cu part. The surface wind (at Leesburg in mph) and surface temperature was:
13:53 |
NE |
15 |
Fair |
79 |
12:53 |
E |
10 |
Fair |
77 |
11:53 |
E |
13 |
Fair |
74 |
10:53
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NE
|
12
|
Fair
|
72
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A beautiful sunny day with the sky full of puffy cu's. The wind
was strong but the lift was good, unfortunately it pushed you right toward the
Green Swamp. I got to 3,700' and I left lift. Cloud base was over 4,000' at 1
PM. It got to 80 degrees at 3 PM.
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