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Big Lake, AK
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Flyable
High confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Flyable but demanding — needs P5 P5
NESW 200° SSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
SSW
200°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~4977ft
Temp
72°
F
Cloudbase
5,118
ft MSL
Elevation
141
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:25 AM
local
Sunset
10:45 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Big Lake

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 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

Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–10am
5a
3g6
SE
6a
2g5
SE
7a
2g5
SE
8a
1g5
SE
9a
1g5
SE
10a
1g6
SSE
11a
2g7
S
12p
3g9
SSW
1p
3g10
SSW
2p
4g11
SSW
3p
5g13
S
4p
5g13
S
5p
5g13
S
6p
6g14
SSW
7p
6g13
SSW
8p
6g13
SSW
9p
6g12
SSW
10p
5g10
S
Flyable 5am–3pm — best around 5am: 3 mph SE, gusts 6. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 8pm–10pm — smooth, light S ~5 mph, clear evening sky, 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 5am–9am
5a
1g2
E
6a
1g2
E
7a
1g2
ENE
8a
1g3
NE
9a
1g5
NE
10a
1g7
NNE
11a
0g7
N
12p
1g7
SW
1p
2g8
SSW
2p
2g9
S
3p
3g10
SSE
4p
4g11
SSE
5p
5g12
SSE
6p
6g13
S
7p
6g13
S
8p
6g12
S
9p
6g11
S
10p
5g9
SSW
Flyable 5am–10pm — best around 5am: 1 mph E, gusts 2. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–10pm — smooth, light SSW ~5 mph, clear evening sky, 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
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
3g4
ESE
6a
2g5
SE
7a
2g5
SE
8a
2g6
SSE
9a
2g7
S
10a
2g8
SSW
11a
3g9
SSW
12p
3g10
SSW
1p
4g11
SSW
2p
5g13
SSW
3p
6g15
SSW
4p
7g16
SSW
5p
8g17
SSW
6p
8g18
SSW
7p
8g18
SSW
8p
8g17
SSW
9p
7g14
S
10p
6g12
S
Flyable 5am–2pm — best around 5am: 3 mph ESE, gusts 4. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–10pm — smooth, light S ~6 mph, clear evening sky, 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
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
2g4
SE
6a
3g5
SSE
7a
3g6
SSE
8a
3g7
SSE
9a
3g8
S
10a
3g9
S
11a
3g10
S
12p
3g10
S
1p
4g11
S
2p
5g13
S
3p
6g14
SSW
4p
6g15
SSW
5p
6g15
SSW
6p
6g15
SSW
7p
6g15
SSW
8p
5g14
SW
9p
4g12
SW
10p
4g10
SW
Flyable 5am–2pm — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 10pm — smooth, light SW ~4 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
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–10am
5a
7g11
SE
6a
8g10
SE
7a
8g9
SE
8a
7g8
SE
9a
6g7
SE
10a
6g7
SE
11a
5g7
SE
12p
4g9
SE
1p
4g10
ESE
2p
4g12
ESE
3p
5g14
ESE
4p
5g16
ESE
5p
5g17
E
6p
6g18
E
7p
6g17
E
8p
6g15
ENE
9p
6g11
E
10p
6g9
E
Flyable 5am–10am — best around 8am: 7 mph SE, gusts 8.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g10
ENE
6a
5g10
ENE
7a
5g11
ENE
8a
7g13
ENE
9a
8g15
ENE
10a
9g16
NE
11a
9g16
NE
12p
8g15
NE
1p
7g14
NE
2p
4g15
NE
3p
2g15
NE
4p
1g16
WNW
5p
2g15
W
6p
3g14
W
7p
4g13
W
8p
4g14
W
9p
3g16
W
10p
3g17
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
2g7
NW
6a
2g7
W
7a
2g7
WSW
8a
1g7
WSW
9a
1g9
WSW
10a
0g9
W
11a
1g10
WNW
12p
1g11
NW
1p
2g11
WNW
2p
2g11
WNW
3p
3g12
W
4p
3g12
WSW
5p
4g13
WSW
6p
4g13
WSW
7p
4g14
WSW
8p
4g14
WSW
9p
4g15
WSW
10p
4g14
WSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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