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Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 236° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
SW
236°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~2250ft
Temp
55°
F
Cloudbase
5,334
ft MSL
Elevation
3,084
ft MSL
Sunrise
4:44 AM
local
Sunset
9:26 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Hogsback Mtn

Wind direction

SW (225°) → W (270°)

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

Ideal speed

6–15 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.

Undeveloped hike-and-fly summit in the mountains near Juneau; there's no published site guide and the local Juneau Eagles club only documents Mt. Roberts. A WSW-facing launch would work best in SW-to-W winds. Expect fast-changing maritime weather, overdevelopment, and venturi/rotor accelerating through the valleys. Advanced pilots only, and check with the Juneau club before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7pm–9pm
4a
3g12
ESE
5a
3g13
ESE
6a
4g13
ESE
7a
4g14
ESE
8a
3g13
SE
9a
1g11
SSE
10a
1g10
SW
11a
2g10
WSW
12p
1g9
WSW
1p
1g9
WSW
2p
1g9
WSW
3p
0g9
SW
4p
0g9
S
5p
1g8
SW
6p
1g7
WSW
7p
2g7
SW
8p
1g6
SW
9p
1g5
SSW
Flyable 5pm–9pm — best around 7pm: 2 mph SW, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SSW ~1 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
Friday Caution workable 9am–10am
4a
2g10
ESE
5a
3g11
ESE
6a
3g12
ESE
7a
3g12
ESE
8a
3g11
SE
9a
2g9
SSE
10a
1g8
S
11a
1g8
SSW
12p
2g8
SSW
1p
2g9
SSW
2p
2g9
SSW
3p
1g10
SSW
4p
1g11
SW
5p
1g10
SW
6p
1g9
SSW
7p
1g8
SSE
8p
1g7
SE
9p
1g8
SE
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 9am: 2 mph SSE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Caution workable 7pm–9pm
4a
2g10
ESE
5a
2g10
ESE
6a
3g10
ESE
7a
3g10
ESE
8a
2g10
ESE
9a
1g9
ESE
10a
0g9
E
11a
1g9
N
12p
1g9
NNW
1p
2g10
NNW
2p
2g11
NW
3p
3g13
WNW
4p
3g14
WNW
5p
3g13
W
6p
3g12
W
7p
3g11
WSW
8p
2g9
SW
9p
1g7
SSW
Borderline only 7pm–9pm — best around 8pm: 2 mph SW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Caution workable 9am–3pm
4a
3g9
SE
5a
3g9
SE
6a
3g8
SE
7a
2g8
SE
8a
2g8
SSE
9a
2g8
S
10a
2g8
SSW
11a
2g8
SSW
12p
2g9
SW
1p
3g9
SW
2p
3g10
WSW
3p
4g12
WSW
4p
4g13
WSW
5p
4g13
WSW
6p
4g12
WSW
7p
3g11
WSW
8p
3g10
SW
9p
2g9
S
Borderline only 9am–3pm — best around 6pm: 4 mph WSW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Flyable flyable 3pm–6pm
4a
3g9
SSE
5a
3g9
SSE
6a
3g9
SSE
7a
3g9
SSE
8a
3g9
S
9a
3g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SSW
11a
3g9
SW
12p
3g9
SW
1p
3g8
SW
2p
3g8
SW
3p
3g8
SW
4p
4g8
SW
5p
4g8
SW
6p
4g9
WSW
7p
4g9
WSW
8p
3g11
SW
9p
2g14
SSW
Flyable 10am–7pm — best around 3pm: 3 mph SW, gusts 8. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 12pm–7pm
4a
3g10
SE
5a
4g9
SE
6a
4g9
SE
7a
3g9
SE
8a
2g9
SSE
9a
2g11
S
10a
2g12
SW
11a
2g11
SW
12p
3g11
WSW
1p
3g10
WSW
2p
3g10
WSW
3p
4g10
WSW
4p
4g11
WSW
5p
4g11
WSW
6p
4g11
WSW
7p
3g11
WSW
8p
3g11
WSW
9p
2g12
SW
Borderline only 12pm–7pm — best around 1pm: 3 mph WSW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 7am–11am
4a
2g9
SSE
5a
2g8
SSE
6a
2g9
SSE
7a
2g9
SSE
8a
1g8
S
9a
1g8
SSW
10a
1g8
WSW
11a
2g9
WSW
12p
2g11
WSW
1p
3g12
WSW
2p
3g12
WSW
3p
4g11
WSW
4p
4g11
WSW
5p
3g11
WSW
6p
3g11
WSW
7p
2g12
WSW
8p
1g12
SW
9p
1g12
SSW
Borderline only 7am–11am — best around 7am: 2 mph SSE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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