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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 271° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
10
mph base
Gusts
24
mph
Direction
W
271°
Aloft
23
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9864ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
13,860
ft MSL
Elevation
3,996
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:56 AM
local
Sunset
7:51 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at New Jack City - West Ridge

Wind direction

ENE (60°) → SSE (160°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

High-desert knife-edge ridge near Barstow/Lucerne Valley (better known for sport climbing). Flyable off more than one face, mainly the E/SE side; a launch venturi makes real wind noticeably stronger than forecast, so most pilots don't fly if the forecast is over about 7 mph. N cross is difficult and northerly components are a no-go. Strong desert thermals, dust devils, and rough air midday - fly morning or evening. Remote and unimproved; advanced desert judgment recommended.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 11am–1pm
5a
6g16
W
6a
3g16
WSW
7a
4g16
SW
8a
8g11
WSW
9a
4g4
W
10a
3g3
W
11a
1g4
SW
12p
1g4
WSW
1p
4g7
SSW
2p
2g9
ENE
3p
9g12
NNW
4p
14g15
WSW
5p
13g14
WSW
6p
14g15
WSW
7p
16g21
WSW
Flyable 11am–2pm — best around 11am: 1 mph SW, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Slim window flyable 4pm
5a
6g15
WSW
6a
9g13
W
7a
8g12
W
8a
6g6
W
9a
3g3
NNW
10a
4g5
N
11a
4g6
N
12p
5g7
N
1p
3g7
N
2p
3g6
NNW
3p
6g7
WSW
4p
10g11
SW
5p
15g17
WSW
6p
15g17
WSW
7p
13g17
WSW
Flyable 4pm — best around 4pm: 10 mph SW, gusts 11.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
8g13
W
6a
9g12
W
7a
8g9
W
8a
4g5
W
9a
2g3
NW
10a
2g6
NW
11a
2g6
WNW
12p
8g12
WSW
1p
11g13
WSW
2p
12g14
WSW
3p
16g18
WSW
4p
18g20
WSW
5p
19g22
WSW
6p
12g22
WSW
7p
13g24
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Caution workable 5am–8am
5a
9g16
SSW
6a
9g16
SSW
7a
9g15
SSW
8a
9g16
SW
9a
9g18
WSW
10a
11g20
WSW
11a
12g22
W
12p
12g23
W
1p
12g23
WSW
2p
12g24
WSW
3p
13g25
WSW
4p
15g26
WSW
5p
15g27
WSW
6p
15g27
WSW
7p
14g26
SW
Borderline only 5am–8am — best around 7am: 9 mph SSW, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
11g20
SSW
6a
11g20
SSW
7a
10g20
SSW
8a
10g20
SSW
9a
10g20
SW
10a
10g19
SW
11a
10g19
WSW
12p
10g20
WSW
1p
10g20
WSW
2p
10g21
WSW
3p
11g22
WSW
4p
12g24
WSW
5p
14g25
SW
6p
14g25
SW
7p
15g26
SW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Caution workable 4pm–5pm
6a
6g19
SSW
7a
5g17
SSW
8a
4g16
SW
9a
3g15
WSW
10a
4g13
W
11a
5g13
WNW
12p
5g15
NW
1p
4g18
NW
2p
4g21
WNW
3p
6g20
WSW
4p
12g19
WSW
5p
16g18
SW
6p
16g18
SW
7p
15g20
SW
Borderline only 4pm–5pm — best around 4pm: 12 mph WSW, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusts 19 mph over the site's 18 mph limit.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g15
SSE
7a
1g15
E
8a
2g14
NE
9a
4g14
NE
10a
5g13
NNE
11a
6g13
NNE
12p
7g13
N
1p
8g13
N
2p
8g14
NNW
3p
9g17
NNW
4p
10g20
NW
5p
10g23
NW
6p
9g24
NW
7p
7g25
WNW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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