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NESW 86° E
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
E
86°
Aloft
11
E @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3614ft
Temp
63°
F
Cloudbase
6,928
ft MSL
Elevation
3,314
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:43 AM
local
Sunset
8:38 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Bell Mountain

Wind direction

W (270°) → NW (315°)

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

Ideal speed

6–14 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.

West-facing flat-cliff launch from a public-park parking lot above Lake Chatuge near Hiawassee (~3,300 ft). Flies on W to NW wind, best WNW. Advanced (P3/H4): the flat launch demands solid ground-handling with no slope to inflate on, and the glide to the LZ crosses open water, so stay conservative on wind strength and penetration. The launch is a busy tourist overlook - manage spectators. Contact Southern Para Pilots before flying.

Window data compiled from southernparapilots.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 4pm–5pm
6a
11g16
ESE
7a
12g17
ESE
8a
11g16
ESE
9a
10g17
ESE
10a
9g13
ESE
11a
9g12
SE
12p
8g11
SE
1p
6g7
SSE
2p
5g6
SSE
3p
4g4
SSE
4p
2g3
S
5p
2g3
SE
6p
3g4
SE
7p
4g5
SSE
8p
5g7
S
Flyable 4pm–5pm — best around 4pm: 2 mph S, gusts 3.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
8g10
SE
7a
12g15
ESE
8a
10g13
SE
9a
11g17
SE
10a
11g20
SE
11a
12g21
SE
12p
9g18
SE
1p
14g21
SSE
2p
12g22
SE
3p
10g18
SE
4p
9g11
SE
5p
14g21
SE
6p
14g20
SE
7p
13g20
SE
8p
10g16
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
4g11
SE
7a
4g11
SE
8a
5g11
SE
9a
5g13
SE
10a
5g15
SSE
11a
6g17
SSE
12p
6g19
S
1p
7g21
S
2p
8g22
S
3p
7g23
S
4p
6g23
S
5p
5g21
S
6p
4g18
S
7p
3g13
SSE
8p
2g9
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
3g7
ESE
7a
3g7
ESE
8a
3g7
ESE
9a
3g10
SE
10a
3g13
SSE
11a
4g15
SSE
12p
5g17
S
1p
6g17
SSW
2p
7g18
SSW
3p
7g18
SSW
4p
7g19
SSW
5p
6g19
SSW
6p
4g19
S
7p
3g20
SE
8p
4g19
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Caution workable 8am–9am
6a
3g8
E
7a
2g8
E
8a
2g9
E
9a
2g9
ESE
10a
2g10
SSE
11a
3g11
S
12p
4g11
S
1p
5g12
SSE
2p
5g13
SSE
3p
6g14
SSE
4p
7g15
S
5p
7g15
SSE
6p
7g15
SSE
7p
6g15
SSE
8p
5g15
SE
Borderline only 8am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph E, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 8am–11am
6a
3g8
ESE
7a
2g7
ESE
8a
2g8
SE
9a
1g8
S
10a
2g9
SW
11a
3g10
SW
12p
4g11
WSW
1p
5g11
WSW
2p
5g12
WSW
3p
4g14
WSW
4p
2g15
WSW
5p
1g16
SSW
6p
1g15
SE
7p
1g13
SE
8p
1g12
ESE
Borderline only 8am–11am — best around 8am: 2 mph SE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
0g4
N
7a
1g5
NW
8a
1g5
WNW
9a
2g6
WNW
10a
3g8
W
11a
3g9
W
12p
4g11
W
1p
4g12
W
2p
5g13
W
3p
4g14
W
4p
3g14
W
5p
3g15
W
6p
2g15
WNW
7p
1g15
NW
8p
1g14
N
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 6am: 0 mph N, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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