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Flyable now — best launch: Flat Top - West Launch (W)

Flat Top - North Launch (N) Not flyable Flat Top - West Launch (W) Flyable Flat Top - South Launch (S) Not flyable

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Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 286° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
WNW
286°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~2364ft
Temp
55°
F
Cloudbase
5,848
ft MSL
Elevation
3,484
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:28 AM
local
Sunset
10:40 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Flat Top

Wind direction

SSW (200°) → WNW (300°)

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

Ideal speed

6–5 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.

West Launch of Flat Top (W-facing). Multi-launch split from club site guide.

Window data compiled from arcticairwalkers.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9pm–10pm
5a
3g6
E
6a
3g7
ENE
7a
3g7
ENE
8a
2g7
E
9a
1g7
SE
10a
1g7
S
11a
2g8
WSW
12p
4g10
W
1p
6g11
W
2p
6g12
W
3p
7g13
W
4p
7g13
W
5p
7g13
W
6p
7g13
W
7p
6g13
W
8p
5g11
WNW
9p
4g9
WNW
10p
3g8
WNW
Flyable 9am–10pm — best around 9pm: 4 mph WNW, gusts 9. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–10pm — smooth, light WNW ~3 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 Flyable flyable 7pm–10pm
5a
3g8
NNE
6a
4g9
NE
7a
4g8
NE
8a
3g8
ENE
9a
2g7
ESE
10a
2g6
SE
11a
2g6
SSE
12p
3g7
S
1p
3g7
S
2p
3g8
S
3p
4g8
S
4p
4g8
S
5p
4g8
S
6p
3g8
S
7p
3g8
SSW
8p
2g7
SSW
9p
1g6
S
10p
1g5
SSE
Flyable 5pm–10pm — best around 10pm: 1 mph SSE, gusts 5. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–10pm — smooth, light SSE ~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
Saturday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
5a
3g7
NNW
6a
3g7
N
7a
3g8
N
8a
2g8
NW
9a
3g8
WNW
10a
4g9
W
11a
4g9
W
12p
5g10
W
1p
5g10
W
2p
6g11
W
3p
6g12
W
4p
7g13
W
5p
7g13
W
6p
6g13
W
7p
6g13
W
8p
5g11
W
9p
4g10
WNW
10p
3g8
WNW
Flyable 9am–10pm — best around 11am: 4 mph W, gusts 9. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–10pm — smooth, light WNW ~3 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 Not flyable no window
5a
3g8
NNE
6a
3g8
NE
7a
4g8
ENE
8a
4g9
E
9a
4g10
ESE
10a
5g11
SE
11a
6g13
SE
12p
7g14
SE
1p
8g15
SE
2p
9g17
SE
3p
10g19
SE
4p
11g20
ESE
5p
11g21
ESE
6p
11g22
ESE
7p
11g22
ESE
8p
10g20
ESE
9p
9g19
ESE
10p
8g18
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
10g17
ESE
6a
11g13
ESE
7a
11g12
ESE
8a
12g14
ESE
9a
12g18
ESE
10a
12g20
ESE
11a
13g17
ESE
12p
13g12
ESE
1p
14g10
ESE
2p
14g13
ESE
3p
14g17
ESE
4p
14g21
ESE
5p
13g21
ESE
6p
12g20
ESE
7p
12g20
ESE
8p
12g22
ESE
9p
12g26
ESE
10p
12g27
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
12g30
ESE
6a
12g30
ESE
7a
13g29
ESE
8a
13g29
ESE
9a
14g29
ESE
10a
14g29
ESE
11a
15g30
ESE
12p
17g32
ESE
1p
17g33
ESE
2p
17g34
ESE
3p
16g35
ESE
4p
14g35
ESE
5p
13g35
ESE
6p
12g35
ESE
7p
11g35
ESE
8p
11g36
ESE
9p
11g38
ESE
10p
11g39
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
9g32
ESE
6a
9g29
ESE
7a
9g27
ESE
8a
10g27
ESE
9a
10g28
ESE
10a
11g28
ESE
11a
12g26
ESE
12p
13g22
ESE
1p
13g21
ESE
2p
14g23
ESE
3p
14g27
ESE
4p
14g30
ESE
5p
13g30
ESE
6p
12g30
ESE
7p
11g30
ESE
8p
11g29
ESE
9p
10g29
ESE
10p
9g28
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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