When is it jumpable at Skydive Sicilia (Catania)?

The Skydive Sicilia jumpability score is green (≥70/100) when surface wind stays below 8 m/s, gusts below 10 m/s, cloud base sits above tandem exit altitude (Skydive Sicilia operates at typical operational altitudes of ENAC Italian dropzones), and no storms are incoming in the next 2 hours. Open the dropzone page to see the usable window hour by hour for the next 7 days.

Which weather model do you use for Skydive Sicilia?

The Skydive Sicilia primary forecast (temperature, cloud, visibility, CAPE, wind at 10/80/120 m altitudes) comes from the best-match model auto-selected for the area — typically ICON-EU (DWD). In parallel we query all 4 models — ICON-EU + ECMWF IFS + AROME France HD + GFS — on wind, gust and precipitation, and compute σ across them to estimate hour-by-hour forecast confidence.

Can I book a tandem in Catania based on the forecast alone?

The forecast is a pre-decision tool (is it worth driving?) and never replaces the on-site jumpmaster's briefing. Even on a green score, the final go/no-go is taken by the dropzone using the actual ground wind reading. To book, contact Skydive Sicilia directly from the school page.

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WEATHER CATANIA

Skydive Sicilia · tandem exit altitude 4000 m. Wind, gusts, cloud and visibility hour-by-hour with 4-model ensemble confidence, plus 7-day daily outlook. Designed to decide whether driving to the dropzone is worth it.

Now · 15:00

75/100

Jumpable conditions

Overcast

Wind

2.6 m/s

Gust

6.6 m/s

Low cloud

15%

—

Rain

28%

0.1 mm

Visibility

40 km

Temp.

28°

feels 30°

Hour	Score	Wind	Gust	Cloud	Base	Rain	Vis.	Temp.	Conf.
SAT 19 · 15:00	75	2.6 m/s SO	6.6 m/s	L 15 M 71 H 100	—	28%	40 km	28°	●●●
SAT 19 · 16:00	40	4.8 m/s O	10.9 m/s	L 9 M 84 H 100	—	28%	39 km	28°	●●●
SAT 19 · 17:00	40	4.8 m/s O	11.4 m/s	L 5 M 99 H 100	—	13%	38 km	27°	●●●
SAT 19 · 18:00	40	4.6 m/s O	10.5 m/s	L 0 M 93 H 100	—	10%	36 km	26°	●●●
SUN 20 · 08:00	75	1.6 m/s O	3.9 m/s	L 0 M 0 H 100	—	13%	35 km	23°	●●●
SUN 20 · 09:00	75	2.5 m/s O	6.0 m/s	L 0 M 0 H 100	—	10%	37 km	24°	●●●
SUN 20 · 10:00	75	2.7 m/s O	6.4 m/s	L 0 M 0 H 100	—	10%	39 km	26°	●●●
SUN 20 · 11:00	100	2.5 m/s SO	6.4 m/s	L 0 M 4 H 72	—	20%	40 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 12:00	75	2.3 m/s SO	6.2 m/s	L 8 M 3 H 98	—	28%	40 km	28°	●●●
SUN 20 · 13:00	100	2.1 m/s S	6.4 m/s	L 41 M 55 H 62	—	28%	41 km	29°	●●●
SUN 20 · 14:00	85	3.0 m/s SE	8.8 m/s	L 40 M 34 H 38	—	48%	38 km	28°	●●●
SUN 20 · 15:00	85	3.0 m/s E	9.4 m/s	L 22 M 5 H 50	—	33%	39 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 16:00	85	3.4 m/s E	8.1 m/s	L 42 M 0 H 62	—	45%	40 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 17:00	85	3.6 m/s E	8.2 m/s	L 45 M 13 H 24	—	48%	39 km	26°	●●●
SUN 20 · 18:00	0	2.9 m/s E	7.7 m/s	L 57 M 24 H 100	587 m	0.3 mm	33 km	25°	●●●
MON 21 · 08:00	100	1.2 m/s NO	2.5 m/s	L 17 M 0 H 13	—	0%	26 km	23°	●●●
MON 21 · 09:00	100	0.5 m/s O	2.0 m/s	L 27 M 0 H 70	—	0%	33 km	24°	●●●
MON 21 · 10:00	100	1.2 m/s E	3.5 m/s	L 50 M 0 H 18	738 m	0%	35 km	25°	●●●
MON 21 · 11:00	100	2.5 m/s E	6.4 m/s	L 50 M 17 H 51	762 m	0%	35 km	26°	●●●
MON 21 · 12:00	40	3.0 m/s E	7.2 m/s	L 58 M 18 H 15	712 m	3%	33 km	26°	●●●
MON 21 · 13:00	100	3.2 m/s E	7.6 m/s	L 47 M 17 H 41	—	8%	35 km	27°	●●●
MON 21 · 14:00	75	3.0 m/s E	7.9 m/s	L 32 M 17 H 100	—	15%	36 km	27°	●●●

Best jumpable windows · 7 days

2-hour windows with average score ≥ 60, ordered chronologically.

MON 21

08:00 → 10:00

Avg score: 100/100

MON 21

10:00 → 12:00

Avg score: 100/100

TUE 22

11:00 → 13:00

Avg score: 100/100

THU 24

10:00 → 12:00

Avg score: 100/100

THU 24

12:00 → 14:00

Avg score: 100/100

Show daily summary · 7 days

SAT 19

29° / 23°

W: 5 m/sG: 11 m/sR: 0.1 mm (28%)

Window: 08:00

SUN 20

29° / 22°

W: 4 m/sG: 9 m/sR: 2.7 mm (68%)

Window: 13:00

MON 21

27° / 22°

W: 3 m/sG: 9 m/sR: 0.5 mm (48%)

Window: 08:00

TUE 22

28° / 21°

W: 4 m/sG: 10 m/sR: 15.0 mm (76%)

Window: 11:00

WED 23

26° / 22°

W: 3 m/sG: 8 m/sR: 3.3 mm (63%)

THU 24

30° / 21°

W: 4 m/sG: 10 m/sR: 0.0 mm (27%)

Window: 10:00

FRI 25

31° / 22°

W: 4 m/sG: 10 m/sR: 0.9 mm (50%)

Window: 11:00

⚠️ The forecast never replaces the jumpmaster's briefing. ICON-EU + AROME + ECMWF + GFS are high-resolution models, but on complex orography (Alps, Adriatic coast) they may miss reality by a factor. Always verify with the dropzone before driving over.

Legend · jumpability score

70+

Jumpable 70–100

Comfortable operating conditions, including for students and tandems.

40+

Borderline 40–69

On the edge — tight wind or cloud. Often no students; sport jumpers with caution.

No-go 0–39

Extreme wind, gusts, storms, cloud below exit, or visibility below threshold.

The score combines surface wind, gusts, upper-level wind, cloud vs DZ exit altitude, CAPE (storms), rain in the next 2 hours and visibility. Operational thresholds, not meteorological. How the models work ↗

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