Huergas de Babia is a mountain site in Spain with a recorded launch elevation of 1,717 m. It works best in northerly winds, and can also work in north-easterly and north-westerly winds. Pilots fly it for thermal, using foot launch. It is recorded as suitable for cross-country flights.
Terrain
mountain
Lift
thermal
Launch
foot launch
Cross-country
Yes
Can you fly Huergas de Babia today?
No-go0/100
Today's best day score for Huergas de Babia on Magic Skyweed's 0–100 flying scale. Forecast run 28 Sep, 15:18 UTC.
These scores are for a generic intermediate EN-B wing on default limits — not your own glider. Sign in to score every hour against your wings and your own no-go limits.
7-day outlook
Day scores for Huergas de Babia, one row per forecast day, on our 0–100 flying scale.
0/100 No-gohigh confidence
0/100 No-gohigh confidence
0/100 No-gohigh confidence
0/100 No-gohigh confidence
0/100 No-gomedium confidence
0/100 No-gomedium confidence
0/100 No-gomedium confidence
Hour by hour — Tue 29 Sep
Hourly flying forecast for Huergas de Babia on Tue 29 Sep. Wind and gusts in knots, scores on our 0–100 flying scale; unscored night hours show a dash.
Time
Wind
Gusts
Direction
Cloud
Rain
Temp
Score
00:00
18 kt
8 kt
S
28%
0.0 mm
13°C
—
01:00
20 kt
11 kt
S
27%
0.0 mm
12°C
—
02:00
22 kt
11 kt
S
98%
0.0 mm
12°C
—
03:00
24 kt
12 kt
S
5%
0.0 mm
11°C
—
04:00
25 kt
12 kt
SW
0%
0.0 mm
11°C
—
05:00
26 kt
10 kt
S
57%
0.0 mm
10°C
—
06:00
28 kt
8 kt
S
11%
0.0 mm
9°C
—
07:00
31 kt
12 kt
SW
100%
0.0 mm
10°C
—
08:00
34 kt
15 kt
SW
100%
0.0 mm
11°C
—
09:00
36 kt
18 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
11°C
—
10:00
36 kt
17 kt
SW
100%
0.0 mm
13°C
—
11:00
38 kt
23 kt
SW
100%
0.0 mm
14°C
—
12:00
36 kt
22 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
14°C
—
13:00
33 kt
17 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
15°C
—
14:00
35 kt
23 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
16°C
—
15:00
32 kt
24 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
17°C
—
16:00
31 kt
23 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
18°C
—
17:00
31 kt
25 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
18°C
—
18:00
28 kt
23 kt
S
100%
0.0 mm
17°C
—
19:00
29 kt
20 kt
S
91%
0.2 mm
17°C
—
20:00
41 kt
26 kt
SW
100%
0.2 mm
16°C
—
21:00
42 kt
29 kt
S
100%
0.1 mm
15°C
—
22:00
42 kt
26 kt
S
100%
0.1 mm
15°C
—
23:00
34 kt
26 kt
S
100%
0.1 mm
14°C
—
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When the wind is wrong for Huergas de Babia
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About this flying site
Para llegar al despegue hay tres opciones: 1.- Huergas a Riolago de Babia, de allà tomar una pista dirección Sur, que lleva hacia las montañas al fondo del valle, tomar un desvio a la derecha y subir hasta el final siguiendo la pista…
Take-off
Despegue orientación Norte, aunque la ladera tiene varios lugares posibles para despegar con algo de Nordeste o Noroeste. Está situado más o menos en la vertical de la localidad de Huergas de Babia
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