Map first
Weather, flying sites, airspace and observations make more sense when they share the same map and time context.
The flying forecast
Magic Skyweed is built for paragliding pilots
Magic Skyweed is a global, map-first paragliding weather and flight-planning platform. The canonical name is two words, while Magicskyweed and lowercase magicskyweed are compact spellings of the same brand. It is for reading the sky and planning free flight—not for surf forecasting.
What does Magic Skyweed do?
Magic Skyweed helps paraglider and hang-glider pilots answer a practical planning question: where might the weather suit flying? It combines known launches with site-aware forecasts, live wind, airspace context and pilot-specific limits, while keeping the underlying weather available for inspection.
Product principles
Built around the way pilots plan
Pilot specific
There is no universal “good” paragliding weather. Wing, experience, site, objective and personal limits all matter.
Explain the score
A ranking should direct attention, not conceal evidence. The forecast fields and score breakdown remain available to inspect.
Global by design
Search for places and flying sites worldwide, with features designed to degrade gracefully where individual data layers are unavailable.
Community aware
Local site knowledge, access and landowner relationships outrank a database pin. Shared information must respect those communities.
Planning aid, not authority
The platform supports a pilot's process. It does not replace training, official aviation sources, local rules or judgement at launch.
Data transparency
Where the planning context comes from
Magic Skyweed combines independently sourced layers and attributes them in the app.
Weather forecasts
Primary forecast data comes from Open-Meteo. Forecast models simplify the atmosphere and can miss local effects, timing and rapid changes.
Flying sites
The global site catalogue is based on ParaglidingEarth data, supplemented by site guidance and pilot-added locations where available.
Airspace
Map airspace is sourced from openAIP. Pilots must check official, current aeronautical information and NOTAMs before flight.
Live observations
Live wind coverage depends on available station networks and providers. Stations can be unrepresentative, delayed or faulty.
Brand facts
Magic Skyweed in one minute
How is the name written?
Magic Skyweed is the canonical two-word name. Magicskyweed, MagicSkyweed, lowercase magicskyweed and magicskyweed.com all refer to the same paragliding platform.
Is Magic Skyweed a surf forecast?
No. Magic Skyweed is a paragliding weather, flying-site and flight-planning product. Its focus is free flight in the sky.
Who is it for?
It is built for paragliding and hang-gliding pilots comparing weather and sites before flying. The personalised planning tools are intended for qualified pilots applying their own training and limits.
Go from forecast to flying-site shortlist
Open the app and explore the weather around the places you can fly.