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Rainbow Valley, AZ
33.1757°, -112.3750° Directions ↗
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Rainbow Valley - West Patterson Not flyable Rainbow Valley - East Patterson Not flyable Rainbow Valley - North Bullard Not flyable Rainbow Valley - South Bullard Not flyable

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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Wind S (186°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 186° S
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Temp
98°
F
Dew point
69°
F
Elevation
984
ft MSL
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What we look for at Rainbow Valley

Wind direction

NW (320°) → NE (40°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

7–15 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating). Switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

Obscure low desert relief feature (~980 ft) in the flat Rainbow Valley basin southwest of Goodyear/Buckeye — not the 7,800 ft Bullard Peak elsewhere in Arizona. North-facing per the map data, but no club guide confirms a wind window and the numbers are unverified. Low relief means a narrow soarable band and easy blow-back. Best early morning or evening glass-off; verify access and rating with AZHPA before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Caution workable 7am 🌅 sunset 6:38 PM
6a
4g4
S
7a
1g2
SSE
8a
3g3
S
9a
4g4
SSW
10a
4g4
SSE
11a
3g4
S
12p
4g8
S
1p
4g7
SSW
2p
5g10
SW
3p
4g9
SSW
4p
10g11
WSW
5p
9g12
W
6p
9g12
W
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 2. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:36 PM
6a
7g12
SSE
7a
9g15
SE
8a
13g18
SSE
9a
15g18
SSE
10a
16g20
SE
11a
16g19
SE
12p
14g19
ESE
1p
13g17
ESE
2p
12g16
ESE
3p
8g15
ESE
4p
14g16
E
5p
11g18
ESE
6p
6g9
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:35 PM
6a
5g13
E
7a
7g16
ESE
8a
8g19
ESE
9a
9g20
SE
10a
8g20
SE
11a
8g20
SE
12p
8g20
SE
1p
7g19
SE
2p
6g18
SE
3p
5g17
SSE
4p
5g16
S
5p
6g15
SSW
6p
5g13
S
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:34 PM
6a
2g7
SE
7a
4g13
SE
8a
6g17
SE
9a
7g19
SE
10a
7g19
ESE
11a
7g19
ESE
12p
8g20
ESE
1p
8g20
SE
2p
7g20
SE
3p
6g18
SE
4p
5g14
ESE
5p
4g13
E
6p
5g15
E
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:32 PM
6a
4g5
ESE
7a
5g6
ESE
8a
6g8
ESE
9a
7g11
ESE
10a
8g15
ESE
11a
8g18
SE
12p
7g17
SE
1p
6g14
SSE
2p
5g12
SSE
3p
5g14
SSE
4p
4g16
SSE
5p
4g18
SSE
6p
4g18
SE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:31 PM
6a
6g7
E
7a
6g7
E
8a
7g9
ESE
9a
7g12
ESE
10a
8g16
ESE
11a
8g19
ESE
12p
6g19
ESE
1p
4g17
ESE
2p
3g16
SE
3p
4g17
SSE
4p
4g18
SSE
5p
5g19
SSE
6p
5g19
SSE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:30 PM
6a
2g7
ESE
7a
3g8
ESE
8a
4g10
ESE
9a
4g11
ESE
10a
5g13
SE
11a
4g15
SE
12p
4g16
SSE
1p
4g18
SSW
2p
6g20
SW
3p
8g21
WSW
4p
10g22
WSW
5p
11g23
WSW
6p
9g23
WSW
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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