Utah Windriders Association

Just wondering what the best indicator for checking wind there. Sometimes I look at the Meso map wind speeds, and it's all over the places, in any of the close by wind meters. Are there others that I can check? Ralph I bet you have a good method, or Jim S. I also wondered if anyone gets in after work sessions there? It always seems like at Deer Creek, when I've WS, that once the sun starts down, the wind is gone too. But that is summer/fall and maybe winter is different.

I could be wrong, but this is the one I've been told to use
Silver Creek Junction

http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/ ... ?stn=UTSVC

Marty

Here's the site I use.

http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/ ... y=n&type=0

Scroll down to Summit County. The indicators I look at are Canyons-Condor, Park City-Jupi, and in Wasatch County, DV-Mount Baldy. They're all showing a decent west northwest breeze. Silver Creek in Summit County is the closest meter and if the whole area is blowing northwest it will be similar at Home Depot. Sometimes a south coming up from Heber Valley will cancel out the northwest at Home Depot. That is the only time Silver Creek won't be accurate.

What I've seen on days like today when the winds aloft aren't really strong, (or the day after a good northwest) it will be calm in the morning then in the afternoon the winds will dip down to this elevation for a couple hours. Usually one to three o'clock.

As a general rule, the stronger the system, the later in the afternoon it will last. After work sessions can be tough.

I also look at the mayflower summit guage (south of richardson's) to make sure it is blowing in the same direction. If they're both blowing the same direction you'll probably find wind similar to what the silver creek sensor says (mayflower is a little higher elevation).
http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=UTMFS

Also, on a N-NW, it seems to help confirm that there will be wind over there if there is wind coming out of Parleys, so i look at the kimball sensor, too.
http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base.cgi?stn=KIJ