When is it jumpable at Skydive Calabria (Sibari)?

The Skydive Calabria 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 Calabria 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 Calabria?

The Skydive Calabria 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 Sibari 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 Calabria directly from the school page.

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WEATHER SIBARI

Skydive Calabria · 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

0/100

No-go

OvercastStorm/rain

Wind

4.4 m/s

Gust

8.6 m/s

Low cloud

—

Rain

0.0 mm

Visibility

38 km

Temp.

29°

feels 30°

Hour	Score	Wind	Gust	Cloud	Base	Rain	Vis.	Temp.	Conf.
SAT 19 · 15:00	0	4.4 m/s E	8.6 m/s	L 6 M 0 H 100	—	5%	38 km	29°	●●●
SAT 19 · 16:00	60	3.2 m/s E	8.2 m/s	L 17 M 1 H 100	—	8%	39 km	28°	●●●
SAT 19 · 17:00	75	1.9 m/s E	5.9 m/s	L 22 M 0 H 100	—	5%	39 km	28°	●●●
SAT 19 · 18:00	75	2.3 m/s NE	4.1 m/s	L 9 M 0 H 100	—	3%	39 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 08:00	0	0.9 m/s E	1.7 m/s	L 58 M 56 H 100	188 m	28%	19 km	22°	●●●
SUN 20 · 09:00	75	1.9 m/s E	3.7 m/s	L 47 M 38 H 100	—	0.2 mm	23 km	24°	●●○
SUN 20 · 10:00	0	2.7 m/s E	5.1 m/s	L 52 M 33 H 72	463 m	30%	29 km	24°	●●●
SUN 20 · 11:00	0	3.0 m/s E	5.7 m/s	L 54 M 51 H 22	488 m	0.2 mm	29 km	25°	●●●
SUN 20 · 12:00	40	3.0 m/s E	5.8 m/s	L 59 M 52 H 19	625 m	0.2 mm	33 km	26°	●●●
SUN 20 · 13:00	100	3.2 m/s E	6.1 m/s	L 39 M 46 H 46	—	3%	35 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 14:00	75	3.7 m/s E	6.9 m/s	L 38 M 40 H 100	—	3%	37 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 15:00	75	3.9 m/s E	7.3 m/s	L 34 M 33 H 100	—	3%	37 km	27°	●●●
SUN 20 · 16:00	75	3.8 m/s E	7.4 m/s	L 21 M 36 H 100	—	3%	37 km	27°	●●○
SUN 20 · 17:00	75	3.2 m/s E	7.1 m/s	L 5 M 26 H 100	—	10%	37 km	26°	●●○
SUN 20 · 18:00	75	1.1 m/s NE	4.9 m/s	L 36 M 42 H 100	—	5%	37 km	26°	●●○
MON 21 · 08:00	100	1.3 m/s SO	2.1 m/s	L 48 M 0 H 0	—	0%	20 km	21°	●●●
MON 21 · 09:00	100	1.0 m/s SO	2.4 m/s	L 46 M 0 H 0	—	0%	29 km	23°	●●●
MON 21 · 10:00	100	0.8 m/s SE	2.1 m/s	L 36 M 0 H 0	—	0%	35 km	25°	●●●
MON 21 · 11:00	100	1.4 m/s SE	3.4 m/s	L 45 M 0 H 3	—	0%	38 km	27°	●●●
MON 21 · 12:00	100	2.2 m/s E	4.5 m/s	L 28 M 6 H 0	—	0%	39 km	28°	●●●
MON 21 · 13:00	100	3.6 m/s E	6.7 m/s	L 17 M 0 H 85	—	0%	39 km	28°	●●●
MON 21 · 14:00	100	3.4 m/s E	6.8 m/s	L 0 M 0 H 2	—	0%	40 km	28°	●●●

Best jumpable windows · 7 days

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

SAT 19

08:00 → 10:00

Avg score: 100/100

SAT 19

11:00 → 13:00

Avg score: 100/100

MON 21

08:00 → 10:00

Avg score: 100/100

MON 21

10:00 → 12:00

Avg score: 100/100

MON 21

12:00 → 14:00

Avg score: 100/100

Show daily summary · 7 days

SAT 19

30° / 21°

W: 5 m/sG: 9 m/sR: 0.4 mm (13%)

Window: 08:00

SUN 20

27° / 21°

W: 4 m/sG: 7 m/sR: 2.4 mm (30%)

Window: 13:00

MON 21

100

29° / 20°

W: 4 m/sG: 7 m/sR: 0.0 mm (8%)

Window: 08:00

TUE 22

29° / 19°

W: 7 m/sG: 12 m/sR: 0.0 mm (5%)

Window: 08:00

WED 23

28° / 18°

W: 6 m/sG: 11 m/sR: 0.0 mm (5%)

Window: 08:00

THU 24

29° / 15°

W: 7 m/sG: 13 m/sR: 0.0 mm (15%)

Window: 08:00

FRI 25

25° / 21°

W: 6 m/sG: 11 m/sR: 1.5 mm (35%)

Window: 08:00

⚠️ 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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