The summit of the highest mountain in Africa reaches 5895 meters altitude and is tough to reach and even tougher to overpass. However, in December 2021, 15 hot air balloon teams made the first balloon crossing since 2011. Stefan Zeberli, a Swiss professional balloon pilot, leader of the ballon world ranking and user of meteoblue services, recounts the experience.
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Overnight into Friday clear skies prevail, but in the course of day a few clouds are expected. The sky remains sunny to mostly sunny. Temperatures as high as 88 °F are foreseen. The UV-Index climbs up to 7, don't forget to use sunscreen when spending the day outside. Overnight into Friday blows a light breeze (4 to 8 mph). Before noon a gentle breeze is expected (8 to 12 mph). For the afternoon expect a moderate breeze (12 to 18 mph). Gusts to 23 mph are possible. Winds blowing overnight from Southwest and by day from South. The weather forecast for Fairfield for Friday is likely to be accurate.
Pressure: 1017 hPa
Timezone: EDT (UTC -04:00h)
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The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.
The location marker is placed on Fairfield. This animation shows the precipitation radar for the last hour, as well as a 1h forecast. Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from light blue to orange.
The summit of the highest mountain in Africa reaches 5895 meters altitude and is tough to reach and even tougher to overpass. However, in December 2021, 15 hot air balloon teams made the first balloon crossing since 2011. Stefan Zeberli, a Swiss professional balloon pilot, leader of the ballon world ranking and user of meteoblue services, recounts the experience.
