When ballooning, the direction of travel and speed depend solely on the wind current. The balloon pilot must therefore try to make optimum use of the wind currents prevailing at different altitudes by climbing or sinking and thus reach the desired direction of travel or a specific destination. The weather is therefore a very important factor that must be taken into account when ballooning. A start is only possible if the wind conditions and the clouds allow a safe ride. For this reason, the pilot must obtain precise information about the current weather situation before the flight. The following links on the Internet serve this purpose:
Mittelfristprognosen:
Text (Meteocentrale)
Text (SRF Meteo)
Punktprognose Bischofszell, 14 Tage (meteoblue)
Punktprognose Bischofszell, 4 Tage (Meteocentrale)
Punktprognose Bischosfzell, 3 Tage (meteoblue air)
diverse Modellkarten (NOAA)
diverse Modellkarten (meteoblue)
meteogram, windgram, sounding,... (NOAA)
Analysen, Messwerte, Kurzfristprognosen:
Aktuelle Windpfeile (meteotest)
Druckdifferenz Bise (meteocentrale)
Druckdifferenz Föhn (meteocentrale)
Vorhersagesonde Bischofszell, +24h (NOAA)
Niederschlagsradar Schweiz mit Blitzen (meteoradar)
Niederschlagsradar Rückblick / Prognose (search.ch, MeteoSchweiz)
Niederschlagsradar Vorarlberg (Austro Control, ZAMG)
Wolkenprognose Kurzfrist (search.ch, MeteoSchweiz)
Satellitenloop Alpen (sat24)
Satellitenloop Europa (sat24)
Aktuelle Bodenwetterkarte mit Fronten (DWD)
Prognosekarten Bodendruck mit Fronten (DWD)
Thermikprognose, Höhenwind, Sounding (meteo parapente)
Webcams:
Ostschweiz, sortiert nach Höhe (kaikowetter)
Bodensee, inkl. Schiffcams (kaikowetter)
Airport CAM's (centralheli)
Camwetter Ostschweiz, zoom (meteoradar)
Gündlikon b. Gachnang, 6 km südwestl. Frauenfeld (roundshot)
Lustdorf b. Thundorf, 7 km östl. Frauenfeld (roundshot)
Wil (Wil Tourismus)
Rorschacherberg (roundshot)
Heiden, Appenzell (roundshot)