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Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
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Wind now: WNW (291°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
14
mph base
Gusts
20
mph
Direction
WNW
291°
Aloft
19
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5750ft
Temp
74°
F
Cloudbase
9,884
ft MSL
Elevation
4,134
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
- Wind directionENE (70°) → SSE (160°)
- Ideal speed3–12 mph
- Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 20
Thermal/XC soaring site W of Leavenworth, ~2800-2900 ft above town. Faces E/SE over Tumwater Canyon. Rotor/danger over the back (W) - be careful of winds over back. Narrow 1-glider launch, not for beginners; advanced site. Season ~late Apr-Oct. Speeds inferred (no published site limits).
Next 7 days How calls are made
Today Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
6a
8g8
NW
7a
8g8
NNW
8a
3g8
NW
9a
3g8
NNE
10a
5g7
ENE
11a
5g8
E
12p
7g9
ESE
1p
4g7
NE
2p
6g9
NW
3p
8g12
WNW
4p
11g16
WNW
5p
13g19
WNW
6p
14g20
WNW
7p
13g27
WNW
8p
7g20
W
Prime conditions 9am–1pm — best around 10am: 5 mph ENE, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. A little gusty — +3 mph over base.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
6a
17g24
WNW
7a
13g19
WNW
8a
7g16
WNW
9a
6g16
WNW
10a
7g19
WNW
11a
8g19
WNW
12p
8g19
WNW
1p
11g24
WNW
2p
12g28
WNW
3p
14g32
WNW
4p
18g38
WNW
5p
21g40
WNW
6p
23g40
WNW
7p
26g41
WNW
8p
26g43
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
14g20
WNW
7a
11g20
WNW
8a
10g20
NW
9a
11g20
NW
10a
12g21
NW
11a
13g22
NW
12p
3g16
N
1p
3g17
NNW
2p
4g17
NW
3p
4g19
NW
4p
5g21
NW
5p
5g22
WNW
6p
5g22
WNW
7p
4g21
WNW
8p
3g20
WNW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–1pm
6a
0g7
SE
7a
1g7
E
8a
3g8
E
9a
3g10
E
10a
4g13
E
11a
5g16
E
12p
4g16
ESE
1p
4g16
ESE
2p
4g16
ESE
3p
3g15
ESE
4p
3g15
ESE
5p
3g14
E
6p
3g12
E
7p
2g10
E
8p
2g8
ENE
Flyable 6am–8pm — best around 10am: 4 mph E, gusts 13. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +9 mph over base.
Friday Caution workable 7am–11am
6a
1g9
S
7a
1g9
SE
8a
1g9
ESE
9a
1g10
ESE
10a
1g13
SE
11a
1g15
SSE
12p
1g15
SW
1p
3g14
W
2p
4g15
WNW
3p
5g17
WNW
4p
6g20
WNW
5p
6g22
WNW
6p
6g23
WNW
7p
5g23
WNW
8p
5g22
WNW
Borderline only 7am–11am — best around 7am: 1 mph SE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
6g13
W
7a
5g13
W
8a
4g14
WNW
9a
4g17
NW
10a
3g20
NNW
11a
4g23
N
12p
4g22
N
1p
3g20
N
2p
3g19
NNW
3p
4g21
NNW
4p
5g24
NW
5p
6g27
WNW
6p
6g28
WNW
7p
5g28
WNW
8p
5g28
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable workable 7am–3pm
6a
1g14
SSW
7a
1g13
ESE
8a
2g13
E
9a
3g13
E
10a
3g15
ESE
11a
3g15
ESE
12p
3g15
E
1p
3g16
E
2p
3g16
E
3p
2g17
ENE
4p
2g18
NE
5p
1g18
NNE
6p
1g18
N
7p
1g17
NW
8p
1g17
WNW
Borderline only 7am–3pm — best around 7am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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