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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 8 mph WSW · g15 Flyable
ECMWF 12 mph SW · g20 Flyable
GFS 8 mph WSW · g15 Flyable
ICON 5 mph WSW · g9 Flyable
GEM 4 mph SW Flyable
NWS ✓ 5 mph WSWno gust data Flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
85
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
15
mph
Direction
WSW
252°
Aloft
18
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~14023ft
Temp
100°
F
Cloudbase
15,007
ft MSL
Elevation
984
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:41 AM
local
Sunset
7:30 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Rainbow Valley - West Patterson
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.
Tow lane in the Rainbow Valley payout/winch/truck-tow complex on flat desert SW of Phoenix, used by AZ tow pilots. 2026-07-16 audit.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–7pm
5a
7g7
E
6a
6g6
NE
7a
4g5
SE
8a
2g5
E
9a
2g4
SSE
10a
3g4
SE
11a
2g3
E
12p
0g2
NW
1p
3g4
ENE
2p
0g2
S
3p
1g4
SSE
4p
9g9
W
5p
9g9
W
6p
8g9
W
7p
8g11
W
Flyable 5am–7pm — best around 5am: 7 mph E, gusts 7.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–7pm — smooth, light W ~8 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
Friday Flyable flyable 9am–5pm
5a
7g8
NE
6a
6g7
NE
7a
4g6
N
8a
3g11
WNW
9a
3g7
WNW
10a
5g6
NW
11a
5g8
NW
12p
6g6
WNW
1p
7g7
WNW
2p
9g9
WNW
3p
11g12
W
4p
10g12
NW
5p
14g16
W
6p
15g18
W
7p
11g19
W
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 5am: 7 mph NE, gusts 8. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 9am–5pm
5a
6g5
ENE
6a
5g6
E
7a
3g3
ESE
8a
2g9
SW
9a
5g7
W
10a
6g6
W
11a
6g7
W
12p
7g8
W
1p
8g9
W
2p
10g11
W
3p
12g13
WNW
4p
13g14
W
5p
14g16
WNW
6p
9g19
W
7p
8g15
WSW
Flyable 5am–5pm — best around 5am: 6 mph ENE, gusts 5. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm — smooth, light WSW ~8 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 Slim window flyable 8am
5a
5g15
SSW
6a
2g13
S
7a
2g10
E
8a
3g8
ENE
9a
2g9
E
10a
2g10
SSW
11a
4g12
SW
12p
5g13
WSW
1p
6g15
WSW
2p
7g16
WSW
3p
8g17
W
4p
9g18
W
5p
10g19
W
6p
9g18
WSW
7p
10g17
SW
Flyable 7am–9am — best around 8am: 3 mph ENE, gusts 8. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 11am–5pm
5a
6g11
SSW
6a
5g11
SSW
7a
5g13
SSW
8a
5g14
SW
9a
6g14
SW
10a
7g12
SW
11a
7g11
SW
12p
8g11
WSW
1p
8g12
WSW
2p
8g13
WSW
3p
10g14
WSW
4p
12g16
SW
5p
14g17
SW
6p
14g18
SW
7p
14g19
SW
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 5am: 6 mph SSW, gusts 11. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
6g21
WSW
6a
5g20
WSW
7a
5g18
WSW
8a
4g16
SW
9a
4g15
SW
10a
4g15
SW
11a
5g15
WSW
12p
6g16
WSW
1p
8g18
WSW
2p
10g19
WSW
3p
9g20
WSW
4p
8g20
SW
5p
8g21
SSW
6p
8g21
SSW
7p
8g21
SW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
7g15
WSW
6a
6g15
WSW
7a
5g15
WSW
8a
5g15
WSW
9a
5g15
WSW
10a
5g15
WSW
11a
5g15
WSW
12p
6g19
WSW
1p
7g23
SW
2p
9g26
SW
3p
9g25
SW
4p
10g22
SSW
5p
10g20
SSW
6p
9g21
SSW
7p
7g22
SSW
No usable window today.
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