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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 43° NE
Current conditions
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
NE
43°
Aloft
8
NE @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~5068ft
Temp
58°
F
Cloudbase
14,546
ft MSL
Elevation
9,478
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
8:23 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Centennial Ridge

Wind direction

NE (45°) → SE (135°)

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

Ideal speed

5–13 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.

No site guide found - 'Centennial Ridge' near Centennial, WY (Snowy Range / Medicine Bow NF) isn't listed in paraglidingEarth, Wilder Adventures, or any club guide, so treat it as an undocumented backcountry thermal launch. At ~9,500 ft the air is thin and cycles get strong and switchy midday; the best window is mid-to-late morning before convection and valley wind take over. Advanced/mountain-experienced only; verify direction, footprint, and legality on-site.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
18g30
WNW
6a
22g39
W
7a
19g35
W
8a
16g30
W
9a
16g28
W
10a
14g25
W
11a
15g26
W
12p
15g25
WNW
1p
15g22
WNW
2p
15g22
WNW
3p
14g23
WNW
4p
14g24
WNW
5p
12g21
WNW
6p
13g22
WNW
7p
11g20
WNW
8p
6g13
W
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Slim window flyable 7pm
5a
5g6
WNW
6a
5g5
WNW
7a
7g8
WNW
8a
7g10
W
9a
1g6
WNW
10a
8g14
E
11a
8g16
E
12p
6g11
E
1p
3g8
NE
2p
8g12
WNW
3p
12g16
WNW
4p
8g15
NW
5p
10g18
NE
6p
8g13
N
7p
9g11
ESE
8p
1g7
ENE
Flyable 9am–1pm — best around 7pm: 9 mph ESE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–8pm — smooth, light ESE ~9 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
Saturday Flyable flyable 1pm–3pm
6a
10g11
WNW
7a
9g11
WNW
8a
7g9
W
9a
2g7
W
10a
6g10
ESE
11a
8g14
ESE
12p
8g13
E
1p
8g12
E
2p
8g12
E
3p
7g11
ESE
4p
6g12
E
5p
6g12
E
6p
6g10
NE
7p
4g13
ENE
8p
3g10
NE
Flyable 10am–6pm — best around 10am: 6 mph ESE, gusts 10. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light NE ~3 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 Caution workable 8pm
6a
3g7
WNW
7a
4g9
W
8a
4g11
W
9a
5g14
WSW
10a
7g18
W
11a
9g23
W
12p
10g26
W
1p
10g27
W
2p
9g26
W
3p
8g25
W
4p
7g22
W
5p
5g19
W
6p
4g16
WSW
7p
2g12
W
8p
1g8
NNW
Borderline only 8pm — best around 8pm: 1 mph NNW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light NNW ~1 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
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
WNW
7a
3g9
W
8a
4g11
WSW
9a
5g14
WSW
10a
7g18
WSW
11a
9g24
WSW
12p
11g27
WSW
1p
12g26
WSW
2p
12g23
W
3p
12g21
W
4p
13g22
W
5p
13g25
W
6p
11g27
W
7p
6g28
W
8p
3g27
NE
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
7g19
ENE
7a
7g19
E
8a
7g19
E
9a
5g19
E
10a
2g19
SE
11a
3g19
SW
12p
6g20
WSW
1p
8g20
WSW
2p
9g22
W
3p
9g23
W
4p
8g24
WNW
5p
6g24
NW
6p
5g24
NNW
7p
5g24
N
8p
4g24
NNE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g11
WNW
7a
4g14
WNW
8a
5g19
W
9a
6g23
WSW
10a
8g25
W
11a
9g27
W
12p
11g29
W
1p
11g33
W
2p
11g37
W
3p
11g39
W
4p
11g37
W
5p
10g33
WNW
6p
9g30
WNW
7p
9g28
WNW
8p
8g28
WNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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