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A classic – a bestseller when it was first publishedOne of the first books written by a pilot for other pilotsWritten by Dennis Pagen, one the USA’s longest-serving free-flight pilotsExplains free-flight meteorology in plain EnglishEasy to understand text and illustrations
Dennis Pagan - art of paragliding
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Paragliding-Dennis-Pagen/dp/0936310146
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dennis pagan- understanding the sky
https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Sky-Dennis-Pagen/dp/0936310103/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=understanding+the+sky&qid=1569001262&s=books&sr=1-1
Awesome! The first step I'd recommend would be getting a book called Understanding the sky. https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Sky-Dennis-Pagen/dp/0936310103
From there read as much as you can online as well. There's tons of great info in blogs and on the youtube machine. Watching fluid dynamics videos alone will help visualize where turbulence could be on your route: https://paraglidinginfo.com/category/meteorology/
Beyond that, a lot f knowledge is gained through hanging out with experts. The experts in this case are generally the glider folks. They are somewhat forced into as they have to read the weather to get where they are going. You won't level up as a glider without good weather knowledge. If there's a glider site near you, try to make friends with those guys. Have a unique condition pointed out to you by an expert is tough to beat. Making those connections can be hard in the motor world. In the end the goal is to use the usual weather services to inform your own forecast for that area. Start small, then expand it out when making your XC trips.