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Big Lake, AK
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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 72° ENE
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Temp
51°
F
Dew point
44°
F
Elevation
141
ft MSL
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What we look for at Big Lake

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

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 tow/winch (+PPG) lakeside site near Wasilla, operated by Tandemonium Paragliding. No ridge, no launch-direction limit; limiter is surface wind/gusts. Short season — tows typically start ~June 1.

Window data compiled from tandemoniumalaska.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 8:23 PM
7a
2g4
ENE
8a
2g4
ENE
9a
1g4
ENE
10a
1g4
ENE
11a
0g5
SW
12p
1g7
SW
1p
2g8
SW
2p
2g9
SSW
3p
3g9
S
4p
3g9
S
5p
3g9
S
6p
4g9
S
7p
4g7
S
8p
3g6
S
Flyable 7am–8pm — best around 7am: 2 mph ENE, gusts 4. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 8:20 PM
7a
4g7
SE
8a
4g8
ESE
9a
4g8
E
10a
5g9
E
11a
5g11
E
12p
6g12
ESE
1p
7g13
ESE
2p
7g13
SE
3p
6g13
SE
4p
6g13
SE
5p
8g15
SSE
6p
10g18
SSE
7p
12g22
S
8p
14g26
S
Flyable 7am–10am — best around 7am: 4 mph SE, gusts 7.
Wednesday Caution workable 8pm 🌅 sunset 8:17 PM
7a
16g33
S
8a
16g34
S
9a
17g36
S
10a
18g37
S
11a
18g38
S
12p
17g37
SSW
1p
16g36
SSW
2p
13g31
SSW
3p
8g24
S
4p
5g18
S
5p
4g14
S
6p
4g12
S
7p
4g11
S
8p
6g13
S
Borderline only 8pm — best around 8pm: 6 mph S, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light S ~6 mph, some cloud, weak daytime heating.
– Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening– Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 8:14 PM
7a
4g9
E
8a
3g8
ESE
9a
2g6
ESE
10a
1g6
SE
11a
1g8
SE
12p
1g11
E
1p
1g12
E
2p
2g11
SE
3p
3g9
SSE
4p
4g8
SSE
5p
4g7
SSE
6p
4g8
SSE
7p
3g8
SE
8p
0g8
S
Flyable 3pm–8pm — best around 8am: 3 mph ESE, gusts 8. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:10 PM
7a
2g6
NW
8a
2g5
NW
9a
2g4
NW
10a
3g3
NW
11a
3g5
NW
12p
4g8
NW
1p
4g10
WNW
2p
4g10
WNW
3p
5g9
WNW
4p
5g8
WNW
5p
4g8
W
6p
3g8
WSW
7p
4g9
SW
8p
5g11
SSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:07 PM
7a
3g13
ENE
8a
3g13
NE
9a
2g12
NE
10a
2g12
NE
11a
3g13
ENE
12p
5g15
ENE
1p
7g16
E
2p
8g17
ENE
3p
8g17
ENE
4p
8g18
ENE
5p
7g18
ENE
6p
6g18
NE
7p
6g18
NE
8p
5g18
NNE
No usable window today.
Sunday Caution workable 7am–9am 🌅 sunset 8:04 PM
7a
7g14
NW
8a
7g14
NNW
9a
7g15
NW
10a
7g15
NNW
11a
6g15
NW
12p
5g15
NW
1p
4g15
NW
2p
3g15
NW
3p
2g15
NW
4p
1g14
NW
5p
1g14
N
6p
1g13
NNE
7p
2g12
NE
8p
3g12
NE
Borderline only 7am–9am — best around 7am: 7 mph NW, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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