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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Very gusty (+10 mph) — too turbulent for paragliding
NESW 335° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
NNW
335°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~4818ft
Temp
58°
F
Cloudbase
8,617
ft MSL
Elevation
3,799
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:26 AM
local
Sunset
10:42 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Nike Site

Wind direction

W (270°) → NNW (340°)

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

Ideal speed

7–12 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.

Alpine ridge launch near Nike Site Summit on Mt. Gordon Lyon in Arctic Valley, on the eastern edge of Anchorage, flown by the Arctic Air Walkers. Works best in W-to-NW winds around 7-12 mph with light gusts; watch for building afternoon thermals, valley flow, and lee rotor if the wind backs to the S/SE. Access is sensitive - the summit sits on JBER military land with restricted public access, so confirm legal launch and landing with the Arctic Air Walkers first. P2+ pilots comfortable in alpine air; best in stable mornings or evening glass-off.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
2g6
SE
6a
2g5
SE
7a
1g5
ESE
8a
1g6
ENE
9a
2g8
NNW
10a
3g10
NNW
11a
4g11
NW
12p
4g13
NW
1p
4g15
NW
2p
5g16
NW
3p
5g17
NNW
4p
5g17
NNW
5p
5g16
NNW
6p
4g15
NNW
7p
3g13
NNW
8p
2g11
NNW
9p
1g8
N
10p
1g6
ENE
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 6. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–10pm — smooth, light ENE ~1 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Slim window flyable 10pm
5a
3g9
SE
6a
3g9
SE
7a
2g9
SE
8a
1g8
ESE
9a
1g8
NNE
10a
2g9
NNW
11a
3g10
NNW
12p
3g12
NW
1p
4g13
NW
2p
4g14
NW
3p
5g15
NW
4p
5g15
NW
5p
4g15
NW
6p
4g15
NW
7p
4g13
NW
8p
3g11
NW
9p
1g7
WNW
10p
1g5
WSW
Flyable 8am–11am — best around 10pm: 1 mph WSW, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–10pm — smooth, light WSW ~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
Saturday Slim window flyable 10pm
5a
2g7
SE
6a
1g7
ESE
7a
1g7
ESE
8a
0g8
NE
9a
1g9
NNW
10a
2g10
NW
11a
3g11
NW
12p
4g13
NW
1p
4g14
NW
2p
4g15
NW
3p
5g17
NW
4p
5g17
NW
5p
5g16
NW
6p
4g14
NW
7p
3g12
NW
8p
2g10
WNW
9p
1g7
WNW
10p
0g5
W
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 10pm: 0 mph W, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–10pm — smooth, light W ~0 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Sunday Caution workable 5am–11am
5a
1g8
SE
6a
1g8
SE
7a
1g8
SE
8a
0g8
N
9a
1g8
NW
10a
2g9
NW
11a
3g10
WNW
12p
3g11
WNW
1p
3g12
WNW
2p
3g14
WNW
3p
3g15
W
4p
3g16
W
5p
3g15
WSW
6p
3g13
SW
7p
3g11
SSW
8p
3g11
S
9p
2g11
S
10p
2g11
SSE
Borderline only 5am–11am — best around 5am: 1 mph SE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
6g16
SE
6a
7g10
SE
7a
7g7
SE
8a
7g7
SE
9a
7g10
SE
10a
7g12
SE
11a
8g12
SE
12p
8g12
SE
1p
9g12
SE
2p
9g13
SE
3p
9g15
SE
4p
9g16
SE
5p
9g16
SE
6p
8g15
SE
7p
8g16
SE
8p
8g21
SE
9p
8g27
SE
10p
8g29
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g34
SE
6a
4g34
SE
7a
3g35
SE
8a
4g36
SE
9a
6g37
SE
10a
7g37
SE
11a
7g39
SE
12p
7g41
SE
1p
6g41
SE
2p
4g38
SE
3p
2g33
SSE
4p
1g28
SW
5p
1g25
W
6p
1g22
NW
7p
1g21
NNW
8p
1g24
NNW
9p
1g28
NNW
10p
1g29
NNW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
1g21
SE
6a
2g17
SE
7a
2g15
SE
8a
2g14
SE
9a
1g14
SE
10a
0g13
SE
11a
1g13
SE
12p
2g12
SE
1p
2g12
SE
2p
3g13
SE
3p
4g15
SE
4p
4g17
SE
5p
3g18
SE
6p
2g18
SE
7p
2g17
ESE
8p
1g17
E
9p
1g17
NE
10p
1g16
N
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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