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Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 4 mph S · g15 Flyable
ECMWF 9 mph SSE · g16 Flyable
GFS 4 mph S · g15 Flyable
ICON 5 mph SE · g10 Flyable
GEM 10 mph SE Flyable
NWS ✓ 5 mph SEno gust data Not flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
S
183°
Aloft
11
S @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~1091ft
Temp
73°
F
Cloudbase
2,197
ft MSL
Elevation
1,106
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:02 AM
local
Sunset
8:48 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Cosmos
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.
Flatland truck-tow site off 2-mile rural road sections (SDI Paragliding Academy; home of the Midwest "Corn Alps" comp). Tow aligns into any wind — limiter is speed/gust spread, not direction. Fly by arrangement with the tow operator.
Window data compiled from sdiparagliding.com — public site guides and club resources.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Flyable flyable 5pm–6pm
6a
4g15
SSE
7a
6g16
S
8a
6g22
SSE
9a
8g16
S
10a
11g17
S
11a
10g16
S
12p
10g14
SSE
1p
11g14
SSE
2p
11g17
SSE
3p
11g17
SSE
4p
11g16
SSE
5p
10g14
SSE
6p
10g13
SSE
7p
8g15
SSE
8p
8g14
S
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 6pm: 10 mph SSE, gusts 13. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 7pm–8pm
6a
12g22
E
7a
13g25
E
8a
16g28
NE
9a
20g39
ENE
10a
6g17
NE
11a
17g32
ENE
12p
20g34
ENE
1p
16g26
NE
2p
13g24
ENE
3p
12g19
NE
4p
9g16
NNE
5p
9g17
NNE
6p
9g17
N
7p
4g9
N
8p
2g3
NW
Flyable 3pm–5pm — best around 8pm: 2 mph NW, gusts 3. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7pm–8pm
6a
7g17
N
7a
7g16
N
8a
8g18
N
9a
10g20
N
10a
11g21
N
11a
12g21
N
12p
12g19
N
1p
12g20
N
2p
12g18
N
3p
11g17
N
4p
10g18
N
5p
10g17
N
6p
8g16
N
7p
5g10
NNE
8p
5g9
N
Flyable 12pm–8pm — best around 8pm: 5 mph N, gusts 9. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–8pm — smooth, light N ~5 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
5g7
E
7a
5g7
E
8a
5g9
E
9a
5g11
ESE
10a
5g13
ESE
11a
6g13
ESE
12p
6g13
ESE
1p
6g13
SE
2p
6g13
SE
3p
6g13
SE
4p
6g13
SE
5p
6g13
SE
6p
6g13
SE
7p
6g13
SSE
8p
6g13
SSE
Flyable 6am–8pm — best around 6am: 5 mph E, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light SSE ~6 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 Caution workable 6am–7am
6a
10g16
SSE
7a
10g17
SSE
8a
10g18
SSE
9a
8g19
S
10a
8g20
S
11a
8g20
S
12p
10g21
SSE
1p
11g22
SSE
2p
12g23
SSE
3p
13g24
SSE
4p
14g25
SSE
5p
14g25
SSE
6p
13g25
SSE
7p
12g25
SSE
8p
12g23
SSE
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 10 mph SSE, gusts 16. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 4pm
6a
9g15
SSW
7a
8g16
SSW
8a
5g16
SW
9a
3g16
WNW
10a
5g16
NNW
11a
8g17
NNW
12p
10g19
NNW
1p
11g20
NNW
2p
11g19
NNW
3p
11g17
NNW
4p
11g15
NNW
5p
10g16
NW
6p
8g17
NW
7p
7g18
NW
8p
7g17
NW
Flyable 2pm–5pm — best around 4pm: 11 mph NNW, gusts 15. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–4pm
6a
5g9
N
7a
5g8
N
8a
5g8
NNW
9a
5g8
NNW
10a
6g8
NNW
11a
7g9
NW
12p
9g11
NW
1p
9g12
NW
2p
8g11
NW
3p
6g9
NW
4p
4g9
WNW
5p
3g10
WNW
6p
3g13
WNW
7p
2g15
W
8p
2g14
WSW
Flyable 6am–5pm — best around 7am: 5 mph N, gusts 8. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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