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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 132° SE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Direction
SE
132°
Aloft
1
N @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~7773ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
13,944
ft MSL
Elevation
6,171
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:15 AM
local
Sunset
8:09 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Blue Springs ridge

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

W-facing ridge soaring; best WNW-WSW. Venturi/rotor off N and S sides at speed. Very thermic spring/summer-fly AM/PM. USHPA+SSA membership req, private land, 4WD+1.4mi hike. Low-level LZ turbulence.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am–8pm
6a
1g2
NNE
7a
3g3
ENE
8a
0g7
W
9a
7g9
WNW
10a
10g13
WNW
11a
10g12
NW
12p
12g13
NW
1p
10g10
NW
2p
10g12
NW
3p
11g13
NW
4p
11g11
NW
5p
6g8
WNW
6p
8g9
NW
7p
7g8
NW
8p
4g7
WNW
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 9am: 7 mph WNW, gusts 9. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light NW ~7 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
Friday Flyable flyable 9am–12pm
6a
6g8
NNW
7a
3g5
NE
8a
1g7
N
9a
3g4
WSW
10a
7g7
WNW
11a
8g8
WNW
12p
8g9
NW
1p
9g10
NW
2p
11g11
NW
3p
8g9
NW
4p
11g14
NW
5p
10g15
WNW
6p
7g13
NNW
7p
11g15
NW
8p
7g13
WSW
Flyable 8am–12pm — best around 10am: 7 mph WNW, gusts 7. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light WSW ~7 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 12pm–2pm
6a
17g26
E
7a
15g22
E
8a
14g19
E
9a
10g12
E
10a
5g10
E
11a
2g8
S
12p
6g6
WNW
1p
7g7
WNW
2p
8g11
WNW
3p
8g15
WNW
4p
27g33
E
5p
24g30
E
6p
22g26
E
7p
19g37
E
8p
16g32
E
Flyable 11am–3pm — best around 12pm: 6 mph WNW, gusts 6. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
4g9
E
7a
3g9
ESE
8a
4g10
SSE
9a
5g11
S
10a
5g13
SSW
11a
5g15
SW
12p
6g17
WSW
1p
7g17
WSW
2p
7g18
W
3p
7g18
W
4p
6g17
W
5p
5g16
W
6p
3g15
WSW
7p
3g15
SSW
8p
4g16
S
No usable window today.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
3g10
ESE
7a
3g13
SSE
8a
4g16
SSW
9a
6g18
SW
10a
7g20
WSW
11a
8g20
WSW
12p
9g21
W
1p
8g22
W
2p
7g24
W
3p
6g25
W
4p
7g25
W
5p
9g24
W
6p
8g24
W
7p
5g26
W
8p
3g28
SSE
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Tuesday Caution workable 11am
6a
3g15
S
7a
3g15
SW
8a
4g17
WSW
9a
5g17
W
10a
6g16
W
11a
7g13
W
12p
5g13
W
1p
5g18
SSE
2p
14g25
SE
3p
21g30
SE
4p
20g34
SE
5p
15g36
SE
6p
11g37
SE
7p
10g36
SE
8p
9g35
ESE
Borderline only 11am — best around 11am: 7 mph W, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g19
E
7a
4g18
ESE
8a
4g17
SSE
9a
6g17
S
10a
7g19
S
11a
7g21
SSW
12p
7g22
SSW
1p
7g21
S
2p
8g19
S
3p
8g18
SSE
4p
8g20
SE
5p
9g22
ESE
6p
10g24
ESE
7p
10g24
ESE
8p
10g22
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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