sutton bank weather station

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The Wendy Windblows station at the gliding club is in the wind shadow of Carlton Bank on a N-NW wind. As Gary put it "about as much use as a chocolate teapot". The Wendy Windblows site recommends using the Yorkshire Gliding Clubs weather station in those circumstances. It's at Sutton Bank.


The Wendys site says the following for Carlton.......


The actual site at Carlton Bank takes winds primarily from NW through N to NE, but we have no precise information. The Wendy station is not in an ideal location, being a little lower down, but it is the nearest place we could obtain a site nearby. The station is well back from the North-facing escarpment edge, and thus tends to under-read in Northerly winds, particularly in unstable conditions, when the main wind force passes over the top of the station. In all other directions, there is flat ground around the station, so in East through South to West winds, the station will read the true windspeed. The anemometer is approx 40 feet above ground level. A check with Sutton Bank is advisable, and average the readings of the 2 stations. Sutton has flat ground to the North of its sensors, so it reads true in Northerlies. However, it gets rotored in SW-W-WNW, and under-reads. So, you should check Sutton Bank for flying at Carlton Bank, and Carlton Bank for flying at Sutton Bank!




Here's a link


http://www.ygc.co.uk/weather/