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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 315° NW
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
4
mph
Temp
43°
F
Dew point
39°
F
Elevation
1,916
ft MSL
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What we look for at Mt McGinnis

Wind direction

S (180°) → W (270°)

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

Ideal speed

6–13 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.

Not an established launch - a long, strenuous hike-and-fly off the West Glacier Trail near Juneau, best treated as expert-only. A S-through-W facing launch would work in light onshore SW-W flow. Watch for fast-changing maritime weather, glacier outflow and rotor off the Mendenhall to the NE, and busy floatplane/helicopter traffic near Juneau airport. Confirm with the Juneau Eagles club before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–10am 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
6a
1g4
NNW
7a
1g4
NW
8a
1g5
WSW
9a
2g7
SW
10a
3g8
SW
11a
4g9
SW
12p
4g10
SW
1p
4g10
SW
2p
4g11
SW
3p
5g12
SW
4p
5g13
SW
5p
5g13
SW
6p
5g14
SW
7p
5g15
WSW
Flyable 6am–4pm — best around 6am: 1 mph NNW, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
6g18
SW
7a
6g19
SW
8a
7g22
SW
9a
9g25
SW
10a
10g28
SW
11a
9g27
SW
12p
9g26
SW
1p
8g24
SSW
2p
8g23
SSW
3p
8g22
SW
4p
8g22
SW
5p
8g22
SW
6p
8g23
SW
7p
9g23
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:10 PM
6a
1g6
NW
7a
1g5
NW
8a
1g6
NW
9a
1g6
WNW
10a
1g7
W
11a
1g8
WSW
12p
2g9
SSW
1p
3g11
SSW
2p
3g11
S
3p
3g12
S
4p
2g11
S
5p
1g10
SSW
6p
1g8
NNW
7p
1g7
N
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 6am: 1 mph NW, gusts 6. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
2g10
ENE
7a
2g11
ENE
8a
3g12
E
9a
3g14
E
10a
4g17
ESE
11a
5g22
SE
12p
7g26
SE
1p
9g30
SE
2p
10g32
SSE
3p
11g33
SSE
4p
11g32
SSE
5p
9g29
SSE
6p
7g25
ESE
7p
6g21
E
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:05 PM
6a
3g11
S
7a
3g12
S
8a
3g12
SSE
9a
4g13
SSE
10a
5g14
SSE
11a
5g14
SSE
12p
6g13
SSE
1p
6g13
SSE
2p
5g16
SSE
3p
5g19
SE
4p
5g22
SE
5p
7g24
SE
6p
9g24
SSE
7p
11g25
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:02 PM
6a
10g26
S
7a
9g26
S
8a
10g26
S
9a
10g28
S
10a
10g29
S
11a
10g28
S
12p
11g27
S
1p
11g26
S
2p
11g25
S
3p
10g24
S
4p
9g23
S
5p
10g22
S
6p
10g20
S
7p
10g21
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:59 PM
6a
1g24
ENE
7a
2g23
ENE
8a
2g21
NE
9a
1g20
NE
10a
1g19
NE
11a
1g17
NE
12p
2g16
NE
1p
2g15
NE
2p
2g14
NE
3p
2g13
NE
4p
2g12
NE
5p
2g12
NE
6p
2g11
NE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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