Saint Hilaire du Touvet
📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de l'Isere · Nearest city: Saint-Hilaire (1 km)
64 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 906 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
45.30690, 5.88806Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-05-02 16:04 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~269 m, wind 7 km/h, precipitation 8.7 mm.
base ~269m · wind 7 km/h · precip 8.7mmNot recommended for flying, cloud base ~281 m, wind 9 km/h, precipitation 7.0 mm.
base ~281m · wind 9 km/h · precip 7.0mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
🌬 Daily wind (next days)
Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)
Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.
⭐ Best month: Aug (88/100, 24°C, 75mm lluvia) · Worst month: Dec (20/100, 188mm lluvia)
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 13 | High |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.83 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.56 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
North take off is a comfortable big carpet, but may be downwind of the thermic blowing in front. South take off's in grass and you may find more facing thermal wind here than in north take off.
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