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Elmira, NY
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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 124° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
0
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
SE
124°
Aloft
10
SE @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~545ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
1,445
ft MSL
Elevation
1,650
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:02 AM
local
Sunset
8:25 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Harris Hill

Wind direction

WNW (283°) → NW (322°)

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

Ideal speed

6–10 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.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
5g14
SE
7a
6g11
ESE
8a
7g17
SE
9a
8g26
SSE
10a
9g26
SSE
11a
12g29
SSE
12p
12g30
SSE
1p
13g32
SSE
2p
12g30
SSE
3p
9g25
SE
4p
10g26
SE
5p
11g24
SE
6p
8g25
SSE
7p
7g22
SE
8p
5g15
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Flyable flyable 10am–2pm
6a
5g11
WNW
7a
5g13
WNW
8a
6g14
WNW
9a
8g14
WNW
10a
8g11
WNW
11a
9g12
NW
12p
10g13
NNW
1p
9g13
NW
2p
8g11
NNW
3p
9g11
NNW
4p
9g12
N
5p
10g14
N
6p
9g14
N
7p
8g14
NNW
8p
7g16
NNW
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 10am: 8 mph WNW, gusts 11. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 9am–4pm
6a
3g6
WSW
7a
3g7
WSW
8a
3g7
W
9a
2g7
W
10a
1g8
NW
11a
1g8
NNE
12p
1g8
NE
1p
1g9
NE
2p
1g9
ENE
3p
1g9
E
4p
2g8
SE
5p
2g9
SSE
6p
3g9
S
7p
5g11
SSW
8p
6g11
SSW
Borderline only 9am–4pm — best around 9am: 2 mph W, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
6g10
SSW
7a
6g11
SSW
8a
6g12
SSW
9a
7g14
SSW
10a
8g17
SSW
11a
9g20
SSW
12p
9g20
SSW
1p
8g20
SSW
2p
8g20
SSW
3p
8g18
SSW
4p
8g17
SSW
5p
9g15
SSW
6p
9g14
SSW
7p
10g14
S
8p
11g13
S
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
8g14
SSW
7a
10g13
SSW
8a
10g13
SSW
9a
10g13
SSW
10a
9g13
SSW
11a
8g14
SSW
12p
8g16
SSW
1p
8g18
SSW
2p
7g20
SSW
3p
7g19
SSW
4p
6g18
SSW
5p
5g17
SSW
6p
4g17
SSW
7p
4g18
SW
8p
4g18
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
5g9
WSW
7a
5g9
W
8a
6g10
W
9a
5g11
W
10a
4g11
WNW
11a
4g13
WNW
12p
4g17
WNW
1p
5g21
WNW
2p
4g23
WNW
3p
4g22
W
4p
3g20
SW
5p
3g18
SW
6p
2g20
SSW
7p
1g22
SW
8p
0g23
N
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
3g7
WSW
7a
3g8
WSW
8a
3g8
WSW
9a
3g9
WSW
10a
3g10
WSW
11a
3g11
WSW
12p
4g11
WSW
1p
4g12
SW
2p
3g13
SW
3p
3g13
SW
4p
2g14
SSW
5p
2g14
S
6p
2g15
SE
7p
2g15
ESE
8p
2g15
SE
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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