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Not flyable at any of Cove (Richfield- Monroe)’s 3 launches right now

Cove (Richfield- Monroe) - North Launch (N) Not flyable Cove (Richfield- Monroe) - West Launch (W) Not flyable Cove (Richfield- Monroe) - South Launch (S) Not flyable

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 125° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
SE
125°
Aloft
7
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~7773ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
16,526
ft MSL
Elevation
8,753
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:28 AM
local
Sunset
8:40 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Cove (Richfield- Monroe)

Wind direction

N (1°) → NNE (25°)

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

Ideal speed

7–12 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.

Primary launch (predominant valley flow). Three points: North Point (light <7mph, ideal 12, max 20), North Lower (high wind, ideal 7, max 14), Ankle Breaker (advanced, ideal 8, max 14). Sharp drop-off W; rocks, snags, bushes. 8700ft - aggressive torpedo needed. CUASA.

Window data compiled from cuasa.com, uhgpga.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Slim window flyable 8pm
6a
9g9
SSE
7a
4g4
S
8a
4g5
S
9a
3g7
S
10a
3g8
SW
11a
5g7
WSW
12p
7g8
WSW
1p
8g9
W
2p
11g11
W
3p
11g12
W
4p
7g8
W
5p
9g10
W
6p
3g5
W
7p
4g6
NW
8p
0g5
NW
Flyable 8pm — best around 8pm: 0 mph NW, gusts 5.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light NW ~0 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
– Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–9am
6a
4g5
SSE
7a
5g5
SSW
8a
2g2
SW
9a
2g5
W
10a
4g5
WSW
11a
8g8
W
12p
11g11
W
1p
12g13
W
2p
11g11
W
3p
11g11
W
4p
9g12
WNW
5p
6g9
WNW
6p
12g13
W
7p
11g12
W
8p
6g9
NW
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph SW, gusts 2.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
8g8
SE
7a
5g5
SE
8a
4g5
S
9a
3g3
WSW
10a
5g6
NW
11a
7g8
WNW
12p
9g10
WNW
1p
10g11
W
2p
7g8
SW
3p
3g7
NNW
4p
16g17
WNW
5p
10g14
NW
6p
7g9
WNW
7p
5g18
WNW
8p
3g13
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
2g7
S
7a
3g8
S
8a
3g9
S
9a
4g11
SSW
10a
5g15
SW
11a
7g19
SW
12p
8g23
WSW
1p
9g24
WSW
2p
8g23
WSW
3p
8g24
WSW
4p
9g26
W
5p
10g29
W
6p
11g30
W
7p
9g26
W
8p
6g19
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Caution workable 6am
6a
2g9
S
7a
2g11
SSW
8a
3g13
SSW
9a
4g15
SW
10a
5g17
WSW
11a
7g19
W
12p
8g20
W
1p
9g22
WNW
2p
9g24
WNW
3p
10g26
WNW
4p
10g26
NW
5p
10g26
NW
6p
9g27
NW
7p
7g28
NW
8p
4g29
NW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph S, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g9
S
7a
2g9
S
8a
3g11
S
9a
4g12
SSW
10a
4g13
SW
11a
5g14
WSW
12p
7g16
W
1p
7g19
W
2p
8g23
W
3p
8g26
WNW
4p
9g27
WNW
5p
10g28
WNW
6p
9g28
NW
7p
8g29
NW
8p
5g29
NW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g6
S
7a
2g6
S
8a
3g7
S
9a
3g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g12
WSW
12p
5g14
WSW
1p
5g17
WSW
2p
4g20
WSW
3p
4g22
WSW
4p
4g23
W
5p
5g24
W
6p
5g24
W
7p
4g23
W
8p
3g22
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph S, gusts 6.
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