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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 234° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
SW
234°
Aloft
9
SW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~12432ft
Temp
86°
F
Cloudbase
14,315
ft MSL
Elevation
1,883
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:03 AM
local
Sunset
8:16 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Sagebrush

Wind direction

WSW (247°) → WNW (293°)

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

Ideal speed

10–13 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.

Technical P4 west-facing foot launch above Coloma, run by American River Free Flight. West wind is best; NW and SW work, but south wind is deceptively dangerous (mechanical turbulence and rotor). Fly 10-13 mph, nothing over 16 including gusts, and watch the strong low-level gradient plus hard-to-see power lines behind launch. The main LZ is tight with trees; in summer thermals many pilots land at Henningsen Lotus Park or go XC. Requires USHPA and ARFF membership, a waiver, a mandatory site intro/sponsorship, and buddy-system flying (no solo).

Window data compiled from americanriverfreeflight.org, sportparagliding.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–8pm
6a
9g12
E
7a
2g3
S
8a
2g5
WSW
9a
2g5
S
10a
6g7
WSW
11a
8g9
SW
12p
10g10
SW
1p
9g10
WSW
2p
10g11
WSW
3p
9g9
WSW
4p
6g7
WSW
5p
7g8
WSW
6p
9g10
WSW
7p
7g8
SW
8p
6g10
SW
Flyable 10am–8pm — best around 2pm: 10 mph WSW, gusts 11.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light SW ~7 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ 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–8pm
6a
5g5
ESE
7a
5g5
ESE
8a
2g4
SSE
9a
4g5
SW
10a
6g7
SW
11a
8g9
WSW
12p
9g11
WSW
1p
10g10
WSW
2p
10g11
WSW
3p
9g10
WSW
4p
9g9
WSW
5p
8g9
WSW
6p
8g9
WSW
7p
8g9
WSW
8p
7g12
WSW
Flyable 10am–8pm — best around 12pm: 9 mph WSW, gusts 11.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light WSW ~8 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
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–5pm
6a
2g2
ESE
7a
2g2
E
8a
0g2
SW
9a
3g3
WSW
10a
5g5
WSW
11a
7g7
WSW
12p
8g8
W
1p
9g9
WSW
2p
9g9
WSW
3p
9g10
WSW
4p
9g9
WSW
5p
9g10
WSW
6p
4g12
W
7p
2g8
WSW
8p
1g6
S
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 11am: 7 mph WSW, gusts 7.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–8pm — smooth, light S ~1 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
Sunday Flyable flyable 7am–8am
6a
2g7
ENE
7a
2g6
E
8a
1g6
E
9a
1g8
W
10a
4g12
W
11a
6g15
W
12p
6g17
W
1p
6g17
W
2p
6g17
W
3p
6g17
W
4p
6g16
W
5p
5g15
W
6p
4g12
W
7p
3g9
W
8p
1g7
SW
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 7am: 2 mph E, gusts 6. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–8pm — smooth, light SW ~1 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
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
5g12
E
7a
5g13
E
8a
4g13
E
9a
1g14
ENE
10a
3g14
W
11a
5g14
W
12p
6g15
W
1p
6g16
WSW
2p
6g17
WSW
3p
6g17
WSW
4p
6g18
WSW
5p
6g18
SW
6p
5g19
SW
7p
4g19
SW
8p
4g18
SSW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g11
ESE
7a
4g12
ESE
8a
4g13
SE
9a
3g13
S
10a
4g14
SSW
11a
5g15
SW
12p
6g15
SW
1p
6g16
SW
2p
6g16
WSW
3p
6g17
WSW
4p
5g17
SW
5p
5g17
SW
6p
5g17
SW
7p
5g16
SSW
8p
5g15
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g10
ESE
7a
4g11
SE
8a
5g12
SSE
9a
5g13
S
10a
6g14
S
11a
6g15
SSW
12p
6g15
SSW
1p
6g16
SW
2p
6g17
SW
3p
6g17
WSW
4p
6g17
WSW
5p
5g16
WSW
6p
4g16
SW
7p
3g16
SW
8p
3g15
S
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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