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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 236° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
83
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
SW
236°
Aloft
15
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~12750ft
Temp
101°
F
Cloudbase
14,610
ft MSL
Elevation
1,860
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:39 AM
local
Sunset
7:30 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Shaw Butte

Wind direction

SW (225°) → W (260°)

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

Ideal speed

8–10 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.

AZHPA: ideal WSW, acceptable SW; min 7mph. Cliff launch faces 225deg. Radio towers/power lines behind launch; orange-ball powerlines south must clear to LZ. Sharp thermals, dust devils year-round. AZHPA+USHPA + Phoenix Parks waiver required. Not a light-wind site; watch crosswinds.

Window data compiled from azhpa.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 12pm–7pm
5a
2g5
S
6a
5g6
S
7a
4g7
S
8a
3g11
WSW
9a
1g2
S
10a
2g3
SSE
11a
5g5
S
12p
4g5
SW
1p
4g5
SW
2p
5g5
SW
3p
7g7
WSW
4p
8g8
SW
5p
9g10
W
6p
6g9
W
7p
8g10
WSW
Flyable 12pm–7pm — best around 3pm: 7 mph WSW, gusts 7.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–7pm — smooth, light W ~9 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
Friday Flyable flyable 10am–6pm
5a
10g18
W
6a
5g5
ENE
7a
4g12
NW
8a
5g11
WNW
9a
3g5
WNW
10a
4g6
WNW
11a
4g4
W
12p
5g5
WSW
1p
6g7
W
2p
8g9
W
3p
9g11
W
4p
10g12
W
5p
12g15
W
6p
13g17
W
7p
9g16
W
Flyable 10am–7pm — best around 12pm: 5 mph WSW, gusts 5. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 9am–5pm
5a
4g4
ESE
6a
5g5
SE
7a
4g12
SSW
8a
4g9
WSW
9a
4g6
SW
10a
5g6
WSW
11a
6g7
WSW
12p
7g9
W
1p
9g11
W
2p
9g11
W
3p
10g13
W
4p
12g14
WSW
5p
12g15
WSW
6p
8g21
WSW
7p
7g19
SW
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 10am: 5 mph WSW, gusts 6. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Caution workable 9am
5a
2g6
ESE
6a
3g6
ESE
7a
3g7
E
8a
2g9
E
9a
2g9
ESE
10a
1g10
SSE
11a
2g11
S
12p
2g12
SW
1p
3g14
WSW
2p
4g15
W
3p
5g16
W
4p
6g17
WSW
5p
6g18
WSW
6p
6g19
WSW
7p
7g20
WSW
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 2 mph ESE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Slim window flyable 5am
5a
1g4
WNW
6a
0g7
N
7a
1g12
SE
8a
1g16
SE
9a
1g15
S
10a
2g13
SW
11a
3g12
WSW
12p
4g13
WSW
1p
5g15
W
2p
6g17
W
3p
7g17
W
4p
8g17
WSW
5p
9g17
WSW
6p
9g16
WSW
7p
10g16
WSW
Flyable 5am–6am — best around 5am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g22
SW
6a
4g22
SW
7a
5g20
WSW
8a
6g18
W
9a
5g18
W
10a
5g17
W
11a
5g17
W
12p
5g17
W
1p
6g18
W
2p
6g19
W
3p
6g21
WSW
4p
6g23
SW
5p
6g24
SW
6p
6g24
SW
7p
5g23
SW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
7g17
W
6a
6g17
W
7a
6g17
W
8a
6g17
WSW
9a
6g17
WSW
10a
6g18
W
11a
6g18
W
12p
5g18
WSW
1p
5g18
WSW
2p
4g18
WSW
3p
4g19
WSW
4p
3g19
WSW
5p
3g20
WSW
6p
2g20
WSW
7p
2g21
W
No usable window today.
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