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Cleary Summit

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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 266° W
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Temp
36°
F
Dew point
31°
F
Elevation
2,169
ft MSL
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What we look for at Cleary Summit

Wind direction

NNW (335°) → NNE (25°)

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

Ideal speed

6–15 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.

A north-facing launch near Fairbanks (~2,400 ft) overlooking a wooded bowl off the Steese Highway. It works on a north flow (roughly NNW to NNE); south winds are leeside with rotor over the back. Mostly light thermal cycles in summer, with the midnight sun extending the evening window. A small local site — check access (private overlook/ski-area land is nearby) and current conditions with Fairbanks pilots first.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:22 PM
7a
8g18
SW
8a
8g18
SW
9a
7g18
SW
10a
7g18
SW
11a
7g19
WSW
12p
7g20
WSW
1p
8g21
WSW
2p
9g22
WSW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
10g23
WSW
5p
9g22
W
6p
8g22
W
7p
7g20
W
8p
6g16
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 8:19 PM
7a
1g4
SE
8a
1g4
SE
9a
1g4
SSE
10a
1g5
SSW
11a
2g7
SW
12p
3g10
WSW
1p
4g12
WSW
2p
4g11
WSW
3p
3g10
SW
4p
2g9
SSW
5p
2g9
S
6p
2g8
SSE
7p
2g8
SE
8p
3g8
ESE
Flyable 7am–11am — best around 7am: 1 mph SE, gusts 4. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:15 PM
7a
6g13
E
8a
6g13
E
9a
6g14
E
10a
6g15
E
11a
6g14
E
12p
7g14
ESE
1p
7g13
ESE
2p
7g13
ESE
3p
7g14
E
4p
7g14
E
5p
6g15
ESE
6p
6g15
ESE
7p
5g14
SE
8p
4g12
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:11 PM
7a
3g8
SSE
8a
4g8
SSE
9a
5g9
SE
10a
5g11
SSE
11a
7g18
S
12p
10g27
SSW
1p
13g32
SW
2p
13g33
SW
3p
13g31
SW
4p
12g29
SW
5p
12g28
SW
6p
12g28
SW
7p
12g27
SW
8p
12g27
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Caution workable 7pm 🌅 sunset 8:08 PM
7a
7g22
SW
8a
6g18
SW
9a
5g14
SW
10a
4g11
SW
11a
4g13
SSW
12p
5g16
SSW
1p
5g18
S
2p
5g17
S
3p
4g14
SSW
4p
3g11
SSW
5p
2g10
SSW
6p
0g10
E
7p
2g10
NE
8p
3g12
NE
Borderline only 7pm — best around 7pm: 2 mph NE, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. gusty (+8 over base).
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–11am 🌅 sunset 8:04 PM
7a
6g8
NE
8a
5g7
NE
9a
6g7
NE
10a
5g8
NNE
11a
4g9
NNE
12p
4g11
NNE
1p
3g13
NNE
2p
3g12
NNE
3p
3g11
NNE
4p
3g10
N
5p
2g9
NW
6p
4g9
WNW
7p
5g9
W
8p
5g8
W
Flyable 7am–12pm — best around 11am: 4 mph NNE, gusts 9. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 8:00 PM
7a
5g10
SSW
8a
5g10
SSW
9a
5g9
S
10a
5g9
S
11a
4g10
SSE
12p
3g13
SE
1p
3g14
E
2p
3g15
E
3p
3g15
E
4p
4g15
E
5p
4g15
ENE
6p
5g14
ENE
7p
5g14
ENE
8p
6g14
ENE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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