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Cleary Summit

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Flyable but demanding — needs P4 · cross / edge of the window P4
NESW 297° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
WNW
297°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~3000ft
Temp
55°
F
Cloudbase
5,169
ft MSL
Elevation
2,169
ft MSL
Sunrise
4:43 AM
local
Sunset
11:09 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
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

Thursday Slim window flyable 11pm
4a
3g9
WNW
5a
2g7
W
6a
2g6
W
7a
3g6
WSW
8a
3g7
SW
9a
3g9
SW
10a
3g11
SW
11a
5g14
WSW
12p
6g17
WSW
1p
8g19
WSW
2p
8g20
W
3p
7g19
W
4p
7g18
W
5p
6g17
W
6p
6g17
WNW
7p
6g15
WNW
8p
5g13
WNW
9p
4g11
WNW
10p
3g8
WNW
11p
2g7
NW
Flyable 9pm–11pm — best around 11pm: 2 mph NW, gusts 7. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–11pm — smooth, light NW ~2 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 4am–9am
4a
0g3
E
5a
1g3
ESE
6a
1g3
E
7a
1g3
ESE
8a
1g5
SSE
9a
2g7
SSW
10a
3g9
SW
11a
4g11
SW
12p
4g13
SW
1p
5g14
WSW
2p
5g14
WSW
3p
4g13
WSW
4p
4g12
WSW
5p
4g12
WSW
6p
4g11
SW
7p
4g10
SW
8p
4g10
WSW
9p
4g9
W
10p
4g8
WNW
11p
3g7
NW
Flyable 4am–9am — best around 4am: 0 mph E, gusts 3.
Saturday Flyable flyable 4am–6am
4a
1g3
NE
5a
1g3
ENE
6a
2g4
ENE
7a
2g4
ENE
8a
1g5
E
9a
1g6
SSE
10a
2g7
SSW
11a
3g9
SW
12p
4g11
SW
1p
5g13
WSW
2p
5g13
WSW
3p
4g13
WSW
4p
4g12
WSW
5p
5g13
WSW
6p
6g14
WSW
7p
6g14
W
8p
4g13
W
9p
3g12
NW
10p
3g11
N
11p
3g8
N
Flyable 4am–6am — best around 4am: 1 mph NE, gusts 3.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 11pm — smooth, light N ~3 mph, some cloud, 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 Not flyable no window
4a
2g6
SE
5a
3g6
SE
6a
3g7
SE
7a
3g7
SSE
8a
2g8
S
9a
2g8
SSW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g14
WSW
12p
6g19
WSW
1p
7g22
WSW
2p
8g24
WSW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
9g23
WSW
5p
8g22
WSW
6p
6g20
WSW
7p
4g17
WSW
8p
3g13
WSW
9p
3g9
SW
10p
3g6
S
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
4a
5g11
SSE
5a
4g9
SSE
6a
4g7
SE
7a
4g6
SE
8a
5g7
SE
9a
6g10
SE
10a
7g12
SSE
11a
7g12
SSE
12p
8g12
SSE
1p
8g12
S
2p
7g14
S
3p
6g16
S
4p
5g17
S
5p
4g18
SSE
6p
4g18
SE
7p
4g18
ESE
8p
5g16
ESE
9p
6g14
ESE
10p
6g12
ESE
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g12
ESE
6a
6g12
ESE
7a
6g13
ESE
8a
6g13
ESE
9a
6g13
ESE
10a
6g13
SE
11a
5g15
SSE
12p
7g17
S
1p
8g20
SSW
2p
8g21
SSW
3p
8g21
SSW
4p
7g22
S
5p
7g22
S
6p
7g22
S
7p
7g22
SSE
8p
6g22
SSE
9p
5g22
SSE
10p
5g21
SSE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g11
E
6a
4g11
ENE
7a
4g11
ENE
8a
4g12
E
9a
4g12
ESE
10a
5g13
ESE
11a
5g12
ESE
12p
5g11
E
1p
5g11
E
2p
5g12
E
3p
6g14
ESE
4p
6g16
ESE
5p
5g17
SE
6p
4g17
SE
7p
2g18
SE
8p
1g19
S
9p
1g19
W
10p
2g19
WNW
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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