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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 278° W
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
21
mph
Temp
65°
F
Dew point
25°
F
Elevation
4,639
ft MSL
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What we look for at Garlock

Wind direction

ESE (112°) → SSE (168°)

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

Ideal speed

5–15 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.

Desert thermal and XC launch in the El Paso Mountains southwest of Ridgecrest, with an SSE-facing slope. Both PG and HG; 4WD required to reach launch. Strong desert thermals build fast — summer afternoons often blow out, so fly the earlier part of the day. Stay clear of the China Lake restricted airspace (R-2505/R-2506).

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Caution workable 12pm 🌅 sunset 7:00 PM
6a
8g13
WNW
7a
9g14
WNW
8a
12g25
WNW
9a
13g21
W
10a
12g18
W
11a
13g15
WSW
12p
15g17
SW
1p
17g19
SW
2p
18g20
WSW
3p
17g20
W
4p
18g22
W
5p
20g25
WNW
6p
24g32
WNW
7p
24g39
WNW
Borderline only 12pm — best around 12pm: 15 mph SW, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Flyable flyable 11am–1pm 🌅 sunset 6:59 PM
6a
6g8
NW
7a
8g8
NNW
8a
6g12
N
9a
11g16
NNE
10a
7g10
ENE
11a
5g9
ESE
12p
8g9
SE
1p
9g12
SSW
2p
11g12
SW
3p
12g13
SW
4p
12g13
SW
5p
14g16
SW
6p
15g19
WSW
Flyable 11am–3pm — best around 12pm: 8 mph SE, gusts 9. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 10am–2pm 🌅 sunset 6:58 PM
6a
5g8
WSW
7a
4g8
WSW
8a
4g10
WSW
9a
6g11
SW
10a
8g11
SSW
11a
10g13
SW
12p
12g16
SSW
1p
14g19
SW
2p
17g20
SSW
3p
18g21
SW
4p
17g20
SW
5p
18g21
WSW
6p
14g30
SSW
Borderline only 10am–2pm — best around 10am: 8 mph SSW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 6:56 PM
6a
5g12
SSW
7a
5g12
S
8a
6g13
S
9a
6g14
SSW
10a
7g16
SSW
11a
8g18
SSW
12p
11g22
SSW
1p
13g27
SSW
2p
15g30
SSW
3p
16g32
SSW
4p
17g32
SSW
5p
16g32
SSW
6p
15g31
SSW
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 5 mph SSW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–9am 🌅 sunset 6:55 PM
6a
5g11
SSW
7a
6g10
SSW
8a
6g10
SSW
9a
7g12
SSW
10a
8g14
SSW
11a
9g17
SSW
12p
10g17
SSW
1p
11g17
SSW
2p
13g18
SSW
3p
14g21
SSW
4p
16g25
SSW
5p
17g28
SW
6p
15g30
SSW
Flyable 6am–3pm — best around 7am: 6 mph SSW, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Caution workable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 6:53 PM
6a
3g5
SSW
7a
3g7
SSW
8a
3g8
SSW
9a
2g9
SW
10a
1g10
WSW
11a
1g11
WNW
12p
1g12
NW
1p
1g13
WNW
2p
2g13
W
3p
4g14
W
4p
6g14
WSW
5p
8g14
WSW
6p
7g14
WSW
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 3 mph SSW, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Caution workable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 6:52 PM
6a
0g7
W
7a
1g8
WNW
8a
1g8
NW
9a
3g9
N
10a
5g11
NNE
11a
7g12
NNE
12p
6g13
NNE
1p
4g13
N
2p
2g14
NNW
3p
2g14
WNW
4p
3g14
W
5p
3g14
WSW
6p
3g15
WSW
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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