Sancy est paragliding site and weather forecast

France. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Sancy est.

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Altitude1,762 m

Launch directionsN

Coordinates45.5306, 2.8131

AreaFrance

Flying profile

Best Workable Not recorded

Sancy est is a flying site in France with a recorded launch elevation of 1,762 m. It works best in northerly winds.

Can you fly Sancy est today?

No-go0/100

Today's best day score for Sancy est on Magic Skyweed's 0–100 flying scale. Forecast run 28 Sep, 15:13 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 Sancy est, one row per forecast day, on our 0–100 flying scale.

Mon 28 Sep0/100 No-gohigh confidence
Tue 29 Sep0/100 No-gohigh confidence
Wed 30 Sep0/100 No-gohigh confidence
Thu 1 Oct0/100 No-gohigh confidence
Fri 2 Oct0/100 No-gomedium confidence
Sat 3 Oct54/100 Marginaltop-to-bottommedium confidence
Sun 4 Oct42/100 No-gotop-to-bottommedium confidence

Hour by hour — Tue 29 Sep

Hourly flying forecast for Sancy est 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	6 kt	8 kt	SW	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
01:00	6 kt	10 kt	SW	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
02:00	7 kt	12 kt	SW	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
03:00	9 kt	15 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	10°C	—
04:00	9 kt	17 kt	S	100%	0.1 mm	11°C	—
05:00	9 kt	18 kt	S	100%	0.1 mm	10°C	—
06:00	10 kt	18 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	10°C	—
07:00	11 kt	18 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	10°C	—
08:00	10 kt	16 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	10°C	—
09:00	12 kt	18 kt	S	100%	0.1 mm	10°C	—
10:00	15 kt	23 kt	S	100%	0.1 mm	10°C	—
11:00	15 kt	28 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
12:00	17 kt	32 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	13°C	—
13:00	19 kt	36 kt	S	99%	0.0 mm	14°C	—
14:00	22 kt	38 kt	S	100%	0.1 mm	14°C	—
15:00	21 kt	38 kt	S	96%	0.0 mm	14°C	—
16:00	19 kt	36 kt	S	95%	0.0 mm	13°C	—
17:00	21 kt	39 kt	S	92%	0.0 mm	13°C	—
18:00	21 kt	40 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	13°C	—
19:00	19 kt	40 kt	S	88%	0.0 mm	12°C	—
20:00	19 kt	36 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
21:00	20 kt	44 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
22:00	19 kt	40 kt	S	100%	0.0 mm	11°C	—
23:00	19 kt	37 kt	S	66%	0.0 mm	11°C	—

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When the wind is wrong for Sancy est

The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Sancy est doesn't cover.

La montagne de la platenorth-easterly wind, 4 km away · 1,517 m · N, NE launch Puy de l\'angle et du mareuilheasterly or south-easterly wind, 5 km away · 1,713 m · E, SE, W launch Super-bessesoutherly, south-westerly or westerly wind, 1 km away · 1,836 m · S, SW, W launch Puy de l\'ouirenorth-westerly wind, 11 km away · 1,481 m · N, SW, W, NW launch

Site briefing highlights

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Take-off

1,762 m · Source: ParaglidingEarth

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Paragliding sites near Sancy est

Le mont dore0 km away · 1,856 m · N launch Super-besse1 km away · 1,836 m · S, SW, W launch Puy de Paillaret3 km away · 1,707 m · S, SW, W launch · ridge soaring and thermal, XC Puy de l\'angle et du mareuilh5 km away · 1,713 m · E, SE, W launch La montagne de la plate4 km away · 1,517 m · N, NE launch Puy de la tache7 km away · 1,606 m · N, NE launch

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