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Not flyable
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The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 158° SSE
Current conditions
Flyability score
83
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
SSE
158°
Aloft
17
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1568ft
Temp
72°
F
Cloudbase
2,888
ft MSL
Elevation
1,320
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
8:37 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Hayfield

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

Tow launches point into the wind, so any direction works.

Ideal speed

0–8 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.

Minnesota Free Flight lists 'Hayfield N/S' under Flat Land / tow — static-line/platform tow on open prairie farmland. 2026-07-16 audit.

Window data compiled from mnfreeflight.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 11am–6pm
5a
5g13
S
6a
5g11
S
7a
5g12
S
8a
7g15
S
9a
9g15
S
10a
11g17
SSW
11a
11g15
S
12p
11g14
S
1p
11g14
S
2p
11g14
S
3p
10g13
S
4p
11g13
S
5p
9g12
S
6p
9g11
SSE
7p
8g13
SSE
8p
7g17
SSE
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 6pm: 9 mph SSE, gusts 11. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Not flyable no window
5a
8g22
SSE
6a
8g22
SSE
7a
8g24
SSE
8a
9g23
ESE
9a
11g25
ESE
10a
11g25
ESE
11a
20g35
E
12p
21g37
ENE
1p
13g30
E
2p
16g32
NE
3p
16g29
ENE
4p
20g41
NE
5p
19g34
ENE
6p
18g36
NE
7p
15g30
NE
8p
16g35
NE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Caution workable 1pm–5pm
6a
8g15
N
7a
7g14
N
8a
8g17
N
9a
9g20
N
10a
11g22
N
11a
12g22
N
12p
12g21
N
1p
14g20
N
2p
12g20
N
3p
12g20
NNE
4p
14g20
N
5p
14g21
N
6p
12g21
N
7p
10g18
N
8p
7g13
NE
Borderline only 1pm–5pm — best around 8pm: 7 mph NE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light NE ~7 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
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
6g9
NE
7a
7g10
NE
8a
7g12
NE
9a
7g13
NE
10a
7g14
NE
11a
7g15
NE
12p
7g15
ENE
1p
6g15
ENE
2p
5g14
ENE
3p
5g13
ENE
4p
4g11
E
5p
4g10
E
6p
3g9
E
7p
3g7
ESE
8p
3g6
ESE
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 7pm: 3 mph ESE, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light ESE ~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
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–3pm
6a
6g10
SSE
7a
7g11
SSE
8a
7g12
SSE
9a
7g12
S
10a
8g12
S
11a
8g12
SSE
12p
8g13
SSE
1p
9g13
SSE
2p
9g14
SSE
3p
10g15
SSE
4p
10g16
SSE
5p
10g16
SSE
6p
8g17
SSE
7p
8g17
SSE
8p
8g15
SSE
Flyable 6am–5pm — best around 6am: 6 mph SSE, gusts 10. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light SSE ~8 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
Tuesday Caution workable 9am–11am
6a
8g15
S
7a
9g17
SSW
8a
10g18
SSW
9a
10g17
SSW
10a
10g17
SSW
11a
10g17
SW
12p
9g18
SW
1p
9g18
WSW
2p
9g18
W
3p
9g18
W
4p
9g17
W
5p
7g18
W
6p
5g18
WSW
7p
4g18
SW
8p
4g17
WSW
Borderline only 9am–11am — best around 6am: 8 mph S, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
9g13
NNW
7a
9g13
NNW
8a
9g13
N
9a
9g13
NNW
10a
9g14
NNW
11a
9g16
NNW
12p
8g17
NNW
1p
7g18
NNW
2p
7g18
NNW
3p
7g17
NNW
4p
7g17
NNW
5p
6g17
NW
6p
5g18
NW
7p
4g18
NW
8p
4g17
WNW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 9 mph NNW, gusts 13. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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