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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 142° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
25
/100 · paragliding
Wind
15
mph base
Gusts
30
mph
Direction
SE
142°
Aloft
23
SE @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~2273ft
Temp
83°
F
Cloudbase
2,696
ft MSL
Elevation
423
ft MSL
Sunrise
7:01 AM
local
Sunset
8:25 PM
local
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Where it is

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

Wind direction

SE (135°) → S (180°)

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

Ideal speed

12–25 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.

Flat-ground XC and record site (foot-launch and aerotow), famous for open-distance hang gliding world records. The draw is the strong, straight south-to-SSE flow off the Gulf that runs hundreds of miles north; pilots want SSE-S around 20 mph, which is strong for foot-launching, so it's expert-only with solid retrieve. The main danger is violent afternoon thunderstorm/cu-nim buildup. Summer season; launch mid-to-late morning and ride it into the evening glass-off.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 11am–4pm
7a
10g24
SE
8a
13g24
SE
9a
16g22
SSE
10a
15g20
SSE
11a
15g18
SSE
12p
15g18
SSE
1p
14g16
SE
2p
12g14
SE
3p
12g14
SE
4p
13g15
SE
5p
16g18
ESE
6p
15g18
SE
7p
14g19
SE
8p
14g24
SE
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 11am: 15 mph SSE, gusts 18. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 2pm
7a
7g20
SE
8a
10g20
SE
9a
10g14
SE
10a
8g10
SSE
11a
9g11
SSE
12p
8g9
SE
1p
4g5
ESE
2p
5g6
ESE
3p
6g6
E
4p
6g6
E
5p
6g7
E
6p
5g6
ESE
7p
5g6
ESE
8p
11g21
ESE
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 2pm: 5 mph ESE, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm — smooth, light ESE ~5 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 Not flyable no window
7a
6g11
ESE
8a
6g12
SE
9a
5g13
SE
10a
5g14
SE
11a
4g15
ESE
12p
5g16
E
1p
7g17
ENE
2p
9g18
NE
3p
9g19
NE
4p
9g19
NE
5p
9g19
NE
6p
9g20
ENE
7p
9g20
E
8p
9g20
E
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Caution workable 7am
7a
7g12
SE
8a
7g13
SE
9a
8g15
SE
10a
8g17
SSE
11a
8g18
SE
12p
8g18
SE
1p
9g19
SE
2p
9g20
SE
3p
10g20
SE
4p
10g21
SE
5p
11g22
SE
6p
11g23
SE
7p
12g24
SE
8p
13g25
SE
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 7 mph SE, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
7a
10g24
SE
8a
10g24
SE
9a
12g25
SE
10a
13g26
SSE
11a
14g27
SSE
12p
15g28
SSE
1p
15g29
SSE
2p
15g30
SSE
3p
15g29
SSE
4p
15g29
SSE
5p
15g30
SSE
6p
15g30
SSE
7p
15g31
SSE
8p
16g31
SE
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
7a
10g24
SE
8a
10g24
SE
9a
12g24
SSE
10a
12g24
SSE
11a
12g24
SSE
12p
11g25
SSE
1p
11g27
SSE
2p
12g29
SE
3p
13g33
SE
4p
14g34
SE
5p
15g33
SE
6p
15g30
ESE
7p
16g28
ESE
8p
16g28
ESE
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Thursday Not flyable no window
7a
8g23
SE
8a
8g22
SE
9a
8g22
SE
10a
8g22
SE
11a
9g22
SE
12p
9g22
SE
1p
10g22
SE
2p
11g22
SE
3p
12g22
ESE
4p
13g23
ESE
5p
14g24
ESE
6p
15g25
ESE
7p
15g26
ESE
8p
15g27
ESE
No usable window today.
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