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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 48° NE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
12
mph base
Gusts
17
mph
Direction
NE
48°
Aloft
18
NE @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~5386ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
15,064
ft MSL
Elevation
9,678
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:04 AM
local
Sunset
8:15 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Villa Grove

Wind direction

SW (220°) → WSW (250°)

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

Ideal speed

3–10 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.

SW-facing, soarable (ridge+thermal). PG max 15-18mph; ideal ~8. Upper launch (N trail) extends arc to W. Hazards: Hayden Pass venturi (blown over-the-back), ridge compression, midday strong thermals/gust fronts, T-storms May-Aug. P2+, 4WD, USFS land. Season Apr-Oct.

Window data compiled from rmhpa.github.io, rmhpa.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am
6a
8g8
SE
7a
2g4
SE
8a
3g3
S
9a
8g10
SSW
10a
7g14
SW
11a
9g19
SW
12p
9g20
WSW
1p
16g20
W
2p
12g19
WNW
3p
10g17
WNW
4p
8g16
WNW
5p
13g15
SW
6p
15g18
S
7p
10g11
S
8p
6g11
SSE
Flyable 9am–10am — best around 9am: 8 mph SSW, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
14g17
NE
7a
15g17
NE
8a
14g17
NE
9a
12g15
NE
10a
10g11
NE
11a
8g12
NE
12p
11g18
NE
1p
7g15
E
2p
3g15
E
3p
4g16
SSW
4p
11g17
ENE
5p
9g17
ENE
6p
23g34
ENE
7p
24g33
NE
8p
28g39
NE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Flyable flyable 9am–10am
6a
5g5
E
7a
4g4
ENE
8a
0g6
W
9a
4g7
SSW
10a
6g8
SW
11a
7g18
SW
12p
3g16
SSW
1p
11g16
NNE
2p
11g18
NE
3p
13g20
ENE
4p
13g18
ENE
5p
12g19
ENE
6p
16g23
ENE
7p
6g19
ENE
8p
5g16
NE
Flyable 8am–10am — best around 9am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 7. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
1g6
SSE
7a
2g9
S
8a
3g11
S
9a
4g14
S
10a
5g15
S
11a
6g16
SSE
12p
6g17
SSE
1p
5g18
SSE
2p
4g19
SSE
3p
2g20
SSE
4p
1g23
WNW
5p
5g26
NW
6p
8g27
NW
7p
7g23
NW
8p
4g15
NNW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
0g5
SW
7a
1g6
SSW
8a
2g9
S
9a
4g11
S
10a
5g14
S
11a
7g16
S
12p
7g19
S
1p
6g23
S
2p
4g27
SW
3p
5g29
W
4p
6g26
W
5p
7g22
WNW
6p
7g19
WNW
7p
7g19
NW
8p
8g20
NNW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 0 mph SW, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g11
N
7a
4g12
NNE
8a
5g14
NNE
9a
5g16
NNE
10a
3g16
NE
11a
2g16
SE
12p
4g16
SSE
1p
3g19
SE
2p
3g23
E
3p
5g27
ENE
4p
7g29
ENE
5p
8g31
ENE
6p
8g32
ENE
7p
6g31
ENE
8p
3g30
ENE
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g13
NW
7a
1g13
SW
8a
2g14
S
9a
4g15
S
10a
6g17
S
11a
7g19
SSE
12p
8g21
SSE
1p
8g22
SSE
2p
8g22
SSE
3p
7g23
S
4p
7g24
S
5p
6g26
S
6p
5g28
S
7p
5g28
S
8p
4g26
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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