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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 175° S
Current conditions
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
S
175°
Aloft
15
S @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3205ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
5,334
ft MSL
Elevation
2,129
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:51 AM
local
Sunset
7:45 PM
local
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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

Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
7g15
S
6a
2g12
SSE
7a
6g12
S
8a
10g22
SSW
9a
9g17
S
10a
10g20
S
11a
9g22
S
12p
10g19
S
1p
10g19
S
2p
11g20
S
3p
9g19
S
4p
11g22
S
5p
10g25
SSW
6p
11g24
WSW
7p
5g15
SSE
No usable window today.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
4g5
S
6a
4g5
SSW
7a
4g7
SSW
8a
4g13
SW
9a
6g17
WSW
10a
8g16
SW
11a
9g15
SW
12p
10g16
SW
1p
10g15
SW
2p
10g16
SW
3p
10g16
WSW
4p
9g15
WSW
5p
9g13
WSW
6p
9g15
W
7p
6g16
WSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g3
WNW
6a
1g4
W
7a
1g5
WSW
8a
2g7
SW
9a
4g11
SW
10a
4g13
SW
11a
4g14
SW
12p
4g14
SW
1p
3g14
SW
2p
3g14
WSW
3p
4g14
W
4p
4g13
WNW
5p
4g11
WNW
6p
2g8
NW
7p
2g5
N
Flyable 5am–7am — best around 5am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 3.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
1g4
ESE
6a
1g4
SSE
7a
1g5
S
8a
1g6
SSW
9a
2g8
SW
10a
2g9
SW
11a
2g11
SW
12p
3g12
SSW
1p
3g13
SSW
2p
2g13
WSW
3p
3g14
WNW
4p
4g15
WNW
5p
3g15
NW
6p
2g15
WNW
7p
1g14
WNW
Flyable 5am–9am — best around 5am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 4. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
3g4
SW
6a
3g5
SW
7a
3g7
SW
8a
3g8
SW
9a
3g10
SW
10a
4g11
SW
11a
4g13
SW
12p
3g13
SW
1p
3g14
SSW
2p
4g15
SSW
3p
4g17
SSW
4p
4g17
SSW
5p
2g16
WSW
6p
3g15
NW
7p
4g13
NNW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g5
E
6a
2g5
SE
7a
2g6
SE
8a
3g7
SE
9a
3g7
SSE
10a
4g9
S
11a
4g11
S
12p
5g13
S
1p
5g15
SSW
2p
5g14
SSW
3p
5g13
SSW
4p
5g13
SSW
5p
4g14
SSW
6p
4g17
SSW
7p
3g18
SSW
Flyable 5am–9am — best around 5am: 1 mph E, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g5
N
6a
2g5
NW
7a
2g5
NW
8a
1g6
WNW
9a
1g8
WSW
10a
2g10
SSW
11a
2g11
S
12p
3g13
S
1p
4g14
S
2p
4g15
S
3p
4g15
S
4p
4g15
S
5p
4g14
SSW
6p
3g14
SSW
7p
3g13
SSW
Flyable 5am–9am — best around 5am: 1 mph N, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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