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NESW 48° NE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
NE
48°
Aloft
15
NE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2659ft
Temp
65°
F
Cloudbase
4,788
ft MSL
Elevation
2,129
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:50 AM
local
Sunset
7:46 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Whitwell - Tennessee Tree Toppers

Wind direction

ESE (120°) → SSE (160°)

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

Ideal speed

5–15 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.

TTT (USHPA) cliff site, ideal 150deg straight-in. PG 5-15mph, max 20. HG side-wire assist >8mph, keel assist >12mph. Cliff launch H3/AWCL or P4 (P3 w/ approval).

Window data compiled from tennesseetreetoppers.org, soaringroadtrip.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
5a
6g12
ENE
6a
6g14
ENE
7a
6g13
ENE
8a
6g10
ENE
9a
5g9
E
10a
5g9
SE
11a
4g5
SE
12p
3g4
S
1p
3g5
SSW
2p
3g5
WSW
3p
3g5
SW
4p
3g4
SW
5p
3g5
W
6p
3g6
W
7p
3g7
WNW
Flyable 10am–12pm — best around 10am: 5 mph SE, gusts 9.
Saturday Slim window flyable 10am
5a
5g13
SSW
6a
6g14
SSE
7a
7g14
SSE
8a
7g14
S
9a
5g6
NW
10a
5g8
ESE
11a
8g14
S
12p
9g15
S
1p
9g20
S
2p
10g18
S
3p
12g21
S
4p
11g20
SSE
5p
10g24
S
6p
10g24
SSW
7p
9g21
SSE
Flyable 7am–8am — best around 10am: 5 mph ESE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
7g18
SSW
6a
7g19
SSW
7a
8g20
SW
8a
7g19
SW
9a
7g18
SW
10a
7g18
SW
11a
8g20
SSW
12p
9g23
SSW
1p
10g25
SSW
2p
10g25
SW
3p
10g25
SW
4p
10g24
SW
5p
9g23
SW
6p
7g20
SW
7p
5g18
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
3g10
SSW
6a
3g10
SSW
7a
3g10
SSW
8a
4g11
SSW
9a
6g12
SSW
10a
7g14
SSW
11a
8g16
SSW
12p
9g20
SSW
1p
10g21
SSW
2p
9g21
SSW
3p
9g20
SSW
4p
8g19
SSW
5p
7g21
SSW
6p
5g23
SSW
7p
4g24
SSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
3g8
SE
6a
3g7
SE
7a
3g6
SSE
8a
4g7
SSE
9a
5g8
S
10a
6g9
SSW
11a
6g11
SSW
12p
6g12
SSW
1p
6g13
SSW
2p
7g13
SSW
3p
8g14
SSW
4p
9g15
SSW
5p
7g15
SSW
6p
5g15
S
7p
4g14
S
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 3 mph SE, gusts 8.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g4
SSW
6a
4g5
SSW
7a
4g7
SSW
8a
4g8
SW
9a
5g10
SW
10a
6g11
WSW
11a
6g13
WSW
12p
5g13
WSW
1p
5g14
WSW
2p
4g15
W
3p
2g17
W
4p
1g17
NW
5p
1g16
N
6p
2g15
NNE
7p
2g13
NE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g5
N
6a
2g5
N
7a
2g6
N
8a
2g7
NNW
9a
3g7
N
10a
3g9
NNW
11a
3g10
NNW
12p
4g11
NNW
1p
4g12
NNW
2p
4g12
NNW
3p
4g13
NNW
4p
4g13
N
5p
5g14
N
6p
5g14
N
7p
5g14
N
Flyable 5am–7am — best around 5am: 1 mph N, gusts 5.
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