Does bad weather affect skydiving?

One of the questions we hear most often is do we cancel a Tandem Skydive if the weather is bad.  The short answer to that question is yes. Skydiving is the adventure of a lifetime but there are some weather conditions we will not skydive in.

Low Clouds & Drizzling Rain

The easy answer I give customers is if it is a “Winnie the Pooh Day” then we will cancel for the entire day. A Winnie the Pooh Day is a day of low clouds and drizzling rain all day. The kind of day where you sit on the couch and watch movies. Bad weather days like that, we call customers early in the morning and let them know we wont be skydiving that day. You then have the option of choosing another date to schedule your jump.

Windy Days

We also can cancel Tandem Skydives for really windy days. When winds get to around 18mph we will go on a weather hold. That means we call the students and give you the choice to come out and wait till the winds get slower or you can chose another day. On windy days the wind usually gets slower later in the afternoon, so we are able to take customers later in the day.

Thunderstorms

The summer time the weather almost always calls for thunderstorms. We do not cancel skydiving for thunderstorms. In the middle of summer, thunder storms are frequent and usually happen later in the day. So we will skydive all day and if storms due appear, we will stop all operations till the weather is good again. This sometimes can take a hour or so.  Sometimes of course once the storms start it does not clear up, but that usually is not the case.

Cold Weather

In colder weather we of course dress for the skydive. We have evrything you need for your jump. This includes a jumpsuit and gloves. We recommend you to wear whatever clothes you want for the weather that day. We are going to give you a jumpsuit to go over your regular clothes.sunset landing

We are always available by phone if you have any questions about your skydive. Skydiving is super dee duper fun and we hope you choose No Limits Skydiving for your adventure.