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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
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NESW 153° SSE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
SSE
153°
Aloft
15
S @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~4136ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
6,429
ft MSL
Elevation
2,293
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:14 AM
local
Sunset
8:24 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Dickey's Ridge

Wind direction

SSW (210°) → W (260°)

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.

SW-facing ridge inside Shenandoah National Park near Front Royal, managed by CHGPA. Flies on a S-SW to W wind; outside that it goes cross and unworkable. A technical launch and LZ — experienced pilots only. Requires P3 (with cliff-launch signoff) or H3, USHPA + CHGPA membership, and an NPS special-use permit arranged a few days ahead. Daylight only, helmets required, and landing crosses onto private property so get permission.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
1g3
SW
7a
3g4
S
8a
3g6
S
9a
4g9
SSW
10a
9g13
S
11a
9g15
S
12p
11g16
S
1p
10g14
S
2p
10g13
S
3p
9g13
SSE
4p
10g14
SSE
5p
10g15
SSE
6p
10g16
SE
7p
11g21
SE
8p
11g21
SE
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 10am: 9 mph S, gusts 13. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
10g25
SSE
7a
7g22
SE
8a
9g26
SSE
9a
8g23
SSE
10a
8g20
SE
11a
11g19
ESE
12p
10g19
ESE
1p
15g29
ESE
2p
14g29
SE
3p
17g34
SE
4p
17g35
SE
5p
12g29
SE
6p
10g28
SE
7p
7g22
SSE
8p
4g9
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Caution workable 8am–9am
6a
4g13
SW
7a
3g11
WSW
8a
2g10
WSW
9a
2g9
W
10a
1g9
W
11a
0g9
W
12p
1g11
S
1p
2g12
S
2p
2g13
S
3p
2g13
SSE
4p
1g12
ESE
5p
2g11
ENE
6p
1g10
NE
7p
1g9
NW
8p
2g8
WNW
Borderline only 8am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
NW
7a
2g7
NNW
8a
3g8
NNW
9a
3g8
N
10a
3g8
NNE
11a
3g9
NE
12p
3g11
ENE
1p
4g13
ENE
2p
4g14
E
3p
4g14
E
4p
4g13
E
5p
3g12
E
6p
2g13
ESE
7p
2g16
SE
8p
3g17
S
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 1 mph NW, gusts 5.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 7am–9am
6a
1g7
SSW
7a
1g5
SSW
8a
1g5
S
9a
2g6
S
10a
2g7
SSE
11a
3g9
SSE
12p
5g12
SSE
1p
6g15
SSE
2p
7g18
SSE
3p
7g18
S
4p
7g17
S
5p
6g16
S
6p
5g17
S
7p
4g18
SSE
8p
3g19
SSE
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 7am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Flyable flyable 7am–8am
6a
3g9
SW
7a
3g8
WSW
8a
4g8
WSW
9a
3g9
WSW
10a
3g10
WSW
11a
3g12
SW
12p
4g13
SW
1p
4g14
SW
2p
4g15
SSW
3p
4g17
SSW
4p
4g18
S
5p
3g18
S
6p
3g18
S
7p
1g17
S
8p
1g16
SSW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 7am: 3 mph WSW, gusts 8. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Caution workable 6am–11am
6a
2g8
WSW
7a
2g8
WSW
8a
2g8
WSW
9a
2g9
WSW
10a
2g9
SW
11a
2g10
SW
12p
3g11
SSW
1p
3g12
SSW
2p
3g12
S
3p
2g13
S
4p
1g13
S
5p
1g14
SSW
6p
0g14
NW
7p
1g15
NNW
8p
1g15
NNW
Borderline only 6am–11am — best around 6am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
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