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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 317° NW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
NW
317°
Aloft
7
NW @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~750ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
1,544
ft MSL
Elevation
794
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:48 AM
local
Sunset
8:13 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Hopewell Junction

Wind direction

ESE (110°) → S (180°)

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

Ideal speed

6–14 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.

Hopewell Junction is a Hudson Valley (Dutchess County) thermal/XC site launching off a SE-facing ridge that heats up early, so soaring can start mid-morning in summer. Best in light-to-moderate SE-S flow around 6-14 mph; it gets thermic and punchy by midday, so keep the base wind under ~16 mph. The LZ is the tricky part, a downslope landing with power lines that needs a careful approach. Get a site intro before flying; it flies like a P3 (or P2 with a mentor) given the XC potential and awkward LZ.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
2g2
SE
6a
0g1
E
7a
1g3
SE
8a
1g9
NNW
9a
3g9
NW
10a
3g7
WNW
11a
4g9
WNW
12p
5g11
WNW
1p
4g13
NW
2p
5g11
NW
3p
4g9
NW
4p
4g9
NW
5p
4g9
WNW
6p
3g9
SW
7p
3g5
S
8p
3g5
SSE
Flyable 4pm–8pm — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 2. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light SSE ~3 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Flyable flyable 12pm–3pm
5a
5g5
E
6a
4g5
E
7a
4g4
E
8a
3g9
SSE
9a
3g11
SSW
10a
4g11
SSW
11a
5g10
SSW
12p
6g9
SSW
1p
6g10
SSW
2p
7g10
S
3p
7g11
S
4p
4g11
ESE
5p
5g11
SE
6p
8g19
SE
7p
6g18
ESE
8p
5g16
SE
Flyable 5am–5pm — best around 1pm: 6 mph SSW, gusts 10. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 5am–6am
5a
7g15
S
6a
8g15
S
7a
8g17
S
8a
8g17
S
9a
8g18
S
10a
8g18
S
11a
8g18
S
12p
9g21
S
1p
10g24
S
2p
11g26
S
3p
12g26
S
4p
12g26
S
5p
12g26
S
6p
11g24
S
7p
10g22
SSE
8p
9g20
SSE
Borderline only 5am–6am — best around 5am: 7 mph S, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
5g9
S
6a
4g9
SSW
7a
3g8
SSW
8a
3g8
SW
9a
4g9
SSW
10a
5g10
SSW
11a
6g11
SSW
12p
6g11
SSW
1p
6g12
SW
2p
6g12
SW
3p
6g12
SW
4p
6g12
SW
5p
6g12
SW
6p
6g14
WSW
7p
4g16
WSW
8p
4g17
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
7g11
N
6a
7g10
N
7a
5g9
NNE
8a
4g9
NNE
9a
4g9
NE
10a
4g10
NE
11a
4g11
NE
12p
3g12
NE
1p
2g13
NE
2p
2g13
NE
3p
2g13
NNE
4p
3g13
N
5p
3g13
N
6p
3g13
N
7p
3g13
NNE
8p
2g13
NE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
1g5
E
6a
1g6
E
7a
1g8
ENE
8a
1g10
E
9a
2g12
ESE
10a
4g13
SE
11a
6g13
SE
12p
7g13
SE
1p
7g11
SE
2p
7g11
SE
3p
6g13
SSE
4p
4g15
SSE
5p
4g17
S
6p
4g15
S
7p
6g13
SSE
8p
7g12
SSE
Flyable 11am–3pm — best around 1pm: 7 mph SE, gusts 11. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
6g15
S
6a
5g15
S
7a
5g14
S
8a
5g14
S
9a
5g15
S
10a
5g15
SSW
11a
5g16
SSW
12p
6g17
SSW
1p
6g18
SSW
2p
7g19
SSW
3p
7g19
SSW
4p
7g19
SSW
5p
7g19
SSW
6p
7g19
SSW
7p
6g19
SSW
8p
6g18
SSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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