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SDHGPA Weather Stations

rev 11-6-23
Palomar Launch  (Impacted by 3G shutdown &  2G tower issues) (Holfuy Station ID 556)
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Palomar Launch - 2 (Gen 2 rev2 Station - Updates every 2.5 minutes) 
(Undergoing new firmware testing) (wind direction is +20-30 Deg off until recalibration)
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Little Black 800 (Towers) (updates every 2 min) (live as of 4-20-20 ) (Station 834)
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Little Black 800 - 2 (Gen 2 Station - Updates every 2.5 minutes) Needs FW update to correct noisy data that is causing the high gust readings.
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Laguna Launch -  (Storm Damaged as of 1-30-23 )
(Reporting incorrect wind data. Temperature is however correct if reporting)

(updates every 2 min if not experiencing Cell tower bandwidth issues)
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Horse Launch (updates every 2 min)
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El Cap (Blossom) (Impacted by 3G shutdown &  2G tower issues)  (Station 1129)
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The El Cap weather station is provided and maintained through a collaboration between the San Diego River Park Foundation, SDRPF, and the  San Diego Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association, SDHGPA .

The ElCap station serves as an Indicator WX Station for the Blossom flying site. Correlation of conditions recorded at this station to conditions at the Blossom flying site is TBD.

​For info see the El Cap Weather Station article
El Cap 2 (Blossom) (Gen 2 Station - Updates every 2.5 minutes)
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All SDHGPA WX Stations can also be accessed via the Holfuy Site Map and Station data pages along with the Holfuy WX station Mobile Apps: (Be sure to update to the Holfuy app vs outdated 3rd party Holfuy Live for all stations to report properly)
  • Holfuy iOS App
  • Holfuy Android App

The SDHGPA WX Stations are also, uploading/ feeding data to:
  • Meso-West under all networks
  • Windy web page and Apps under reported winds and can be saves as favorites
  • Windguru/ Wunderground
  • WindAlert web page & Apps

Read more Info and news about our SDHGPA maintained weather stations


More SDHGPA Weather Stations coming Soon:

Other Site Specific MesoWest Current Winds Station Reports
Palomar
Boucher Hill (Look-Out Tower)

Palomar - Main Launch (SHDGPA)
Pauma Valley (Golf Course Air Strip)
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​(many times reads more S than Main LZ actual. Main LZ gets more West valley flow influence)
Pauma Creek (Chicken 1 LZ) 
​(many times under reports due to being in Orchard and not quite tall enough)
​Palomar - Peak (High Point)
​Palomar - Crest Line (South Grade Rd)
Big Black
Big Black - Peak (Lookout Tower base)
Laguna & Horse
Horse Lunch (SDHGPA)
Horse (Cameron)

Horse (Buckman Springs)
Laguna Launch (SDHGPA)
Laguna (5800 ft)

Laguna (6300 ft)
​Little Black 800 (SDHGPA)

​ElCap (SDHGPA)
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Blossom Valley

Otay Mesa
Other San Diego Non Standardized Current Winds Station Reports
Torrey Pines Glider Port current winds

Other So Cal Stations ( Live )
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Elsinore Holfuy anemometer style station

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SDHGPA is a local chapter of 
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USHPA 
(United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association)
SDHGPA, PO Box 720895, SAN DIEGO, CA 92172