Westbury White Horse Weather Station

Current Weather

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Station Details

Public Access by Telephone

Live Winds NOW call 0900-900-7000 and enter 05 after the opening beep.

Calls cost 50p/min at all times. Details...

Subscribers Access

Subscribers call 01380-830-366   Details... and help....

Station Situation

Westbury Wendy station is on top of the radio mast about 300 yards southeast behind the famous Westbury White Horse at Westbury, near Bath For detailed location, see the linked map.|OS Grid ref: ST904509|Altitude: 755ft (230m)

Interpreting Readings

The actual site at Westbury takes winds principally from W and WNW, but the Wendy station is used to check the winds for other nearby hills, which take other wind directions. The anemometer is approx 60 feet above ground level, and is in clear air for most directions. Because it is well back from the White Horse hill edge, it reads the true windspeed in the area, NOT the winds you can expect on the edge itself, which may be considerably higher, due to "compression" or "venturi" effects. In other words, the Wendy station will read the winds you experience once you have taken off and climbed out of the compression band in front of the hill. more...

Pilot Notes

The site is used by Hang Gliders, and Paragliders, who belong to the Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club, who should be contacted before flying a Hang or Paraglider in the area. The site is also used by model flyers, I understand.

Local contacts

Avon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club

Service Status

13th August 2010. We suspect there may be a fault with the BT phone line on this station. Alternatively, there may be an electronic failure of the station power supply. We are investigating. Mor news as we have it.