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HRRR 9 mph ENE Not flyable
ECMWF 5 mph E · g13 Not flyable
GFS 9 mph ENE Not flyable
ICON 6 mph E · g13 Not flyable
GEM 4 mph E Not flyable
NWS ✓ 7 mph ESEno gust data Not flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
ENE
72°
Aloft
7
ENE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~14068ft
Temp
82°
F
Cloudbase
21,668
ft MSL
Elevation
7,600
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:24 AM
local
Sunset
8:42 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Grandeur
Wind direction
WSW (240°) → WNW (290°)
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–8 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.
Upper North Launch of Grandeur (W-facing). Multi-launch split from club site guide.
Window data compiled from uhgpga.org — public site guides and club resources.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Saturday Flyable flyable 10am–11am
6a
6g6
NE
7a
10g10
NE
8a
6g6
ENE
9a
2g6
NNW
10a
5g8
W
11a
6g8
W
12p
11g11
WSW
1p
11g11
WSW
2p
9g10
WSW
3p
8g9
W
4p
7g11
SW
5p
15g19
NNW
6p
13g15
NNW
7p
9g11
NNW
8p
5g8
NNE
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 11am: 6 mph W, gusts 8. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
7g7
ENE
7a
5g5
ESE
8a
4g4
ENE
9a
8g10
NNW
10a
6g9
NW
11a
8g13
WNW
12p
9g15
WNW
1p
10g15
WNW
2p
11g16
WNW
3p
11g16
WNW
4p
10g14
WNW
5p
10g15
WNW
6p
8g12
NW
7p
7g22
W
8p
3g14
W
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
1g4
ESE
7a
1g4
ESE
8a
0g5
E
9a
0g7
W
10a
3g12
W
11a
5g17
W
12p
7g21
W
1p
8g24
W
2p
9g25
WNW
3p
9g26
WNW
4p
9g26
WNW
5p
9g25
WNW
6p
8g23
WNW
7p
6g20
WNW
8p
4g16
WNW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
E
7a
2g11
ENE
8a
1g16
NE
9a
1g20
NNW
10a
3g20
WNW
11a
5g19
W
12p
7g19
W
1p
8g21
W
2p
8g24
W
3p
9g26
WNW
4p
10g27
WNW
5p
10g27
WNW
6p
10g27
WNW
7p
7g27
W
8p
4g27
WSW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
0g11
S
7a
1g12
SSW
8a
2g15
SSW
9a
2g17
SW
10a
3g18
WSW
11a
5g18
WSW
12p
7g19
WSW
1p
8g22
W
2p
9g26
W
3p
9g28
W
4p
9g28
WNW
5p
9g27
WNW
6p
7g26
WNW
7p
5g26
WNW
8p
3g26
W
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
2g13
E
7a
2g14
E
8a
1g16
E
9a
1g18
SSE
10a
3g21
SW
11a
6g24
WSW
12p
8g26
WSW
1p
9g28
WSW
2p
10g29
W
3p
10g30
W
4p
11g30
W
5p
10g30
W
6p
10g29
WNW
7p
8g29
WNW
8p
5g29
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 14 mph limit through the day.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
1g11
E
7a
0g12
SW
8a
2g13
WSW
9a
3g15
WSW
10a
5g17
WSW
11a
6g19
WSW
12p
7g21
WSW
1p
7g22
W
2p
8g23
W
3p
8g24
W
4p
8g24
W
5p
8g25
WNW
6p
8g25
WNW
7p
6g25
WNW
8p
4g24
WNW
No usable window today.
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