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Cullom, IL
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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 185° S
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
S
185°
Aloft
7
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2068ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
2,780
ft MSL
Elevation
712
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:47 AM
local
Sunset
8:11 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Cullom

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

Tow launches point into the wind, so any direction works.

Ideal speed

0–8 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.

Flatland static-tow/winch site on open Illinois farmland (Reel Pilots since 1996; Chicago Paragliding school/tandem/PPG). No ridge, no launch-direction limit; limiter is wind speed/gust spread on the tow line. Private farmland — coordinate for permission.

Window data compiled from birrendesign.com, chicagoparagliding.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 1pm–8pm
5a
4g7
ENE
6a
1g6
SE
7a
2g10
SE
8a
1g8
ESE
9a
1g6
ENE
10a
2g7
SE
11a
7g10
SE
12p
7g13
SE
1p
7g11
SSE
2p
5g9
SSE
3p
5g8
SSE
4p
3g6
SE
5p
3g4
SSE
6p
1g4
SE
7p
1g4
E
8p
4g8
E
Flyable 5am–8pm — best around 5am: 4 mph ENE, gusts 7. 13 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–8pm — smooth, light E ~1 mph, some cloud, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening– Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 11am–1pm
5a
5g9
ESE
6a
5g9
ESE
7a
5g11
SE
8a
7g15
SE
9a
8g15
SSE
10a
10g17
SSE
11a
13g17
SSE
12p
14g18
S
1p
13g17
S
2p
12g18
SSW
3p
10g19
SSE
4p
11g21
SSE
5p
13g22
S
6p
12g24
SSE
7p
18g31
ESE
8p
16g28
ESE
Flyable 5am–1pm — best around 5am: 5 mph ESE, gusts 9. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
9g24
ESE
6a
10g21
SE
7a
9g22
ESE
8a
10g19
ESE
9a
11g19
ESE
10a
10g16
E
11a
11g16
E
12p
9g13
ENE
1p
11g16
NE
2p
13g20
NNE
3p
17g26
NNE
4p
18g32
N
5p
17g32
N
6p
18g34
N
7p
18g35
N
8p
16g29
NE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
13g23
NNE
6a
13g23
NNE
7a
14g24
NNE
8a
15g26
NNE
9a
16g29
NNE
10a
17g31
NNE
11a
18g32
NNE
12p
17g32
NNE
1p
17g32
NNE
2p
16g31
NNE
3p
15g30
NNE
4p
14g28
NNE
5p
14g26
NNE
6p
13g24
NNE
7p
12g22
NNE
8p
11g20
NNE
Too gusty — gusts past the 20 mph limit through the day.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
7g12
NNE
6a
7g12
NNE
7a
8g13
NE
8a
8g14
NE
9a
8g16
NE
10a
9g17
NE
11a
10g17
NE
12p
10g17
NE
1p
11g17
NE
2p
11g19
NE
3p
11g22
NE
4p
10g23
NE
5p
10g22
NE
6p
9g20
NE
7p
8g18
NE
8p
8g18
NE
Flyable 5am–9am — best around 5am: 7 mph NNE, gusts 12. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–8pm
5a
5g10
NE
6a
6g8
NE
7a
6g7
NE
8a
7g7
NE
9a
7g8
ENE
10a
8g9
ENE
11a
8g9
ENE
12p
8g10
ENE
1p
8g10
ENE
2p
8g11
NE
3p
7g12
NE
4p
7g12
NE
5p
7g11
NE
6p
7g9
NE
7p
6g8
NNE
8p
6g7
NNE
Flyable 5am–8pm — best around 6am: 6 mph NE, gusts 8. 15 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light NNE ~6 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Wednesday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
5g6
NNW
6a
5g7
NNW
7a
5g8
NNW
8a
5g9
NNW
9a
4g9
NNW
10a
4g11
NW
11a
5g13
NW
12p
6g15
NW
1p
7g17
NW
2p
7g17
WNW
3p
6g16
WNW
4p
5g15
WNW
5p
5g14
WNW
6p
5g14
NW
7p
5g13
NW
8p
5g13
NW
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 5 mph NNW, gusts 6. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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