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Rainbow Valley - North Bullard

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Rain likely — 6% chance, 0.05"/hr
NESW 330° NNW
Wind now: NNW (330°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
45
mph base
Gusts
49
mph
Direction
NNW
330°
Aloft
48
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~8614ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
9,598
ft MSL
Elevation
984
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionSE (135°) → SW (225°)
  • Ideal speed7–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

No club/USHPA/guide or pilot-report data was found for "Rainbow Valley - North Bullard." It is an obscure low desert peak (~984 ft MSL) near Rainbow Valley/Buckeye, Maricopa County AZ, not among AZHPA's managed sites (South Mtn, Shaw Butte, Mingus, Apache Maid, Elden, Craters, Yarnell). The only source is the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (works in SE/S/SW octants), so the wind window below is INFERRED, not verified. Ideal arc 135-225 deg (SE through SW, centered on S 180); marginal edges 112-248 deg. Speeds are generic small-hill/thermal-soaring estimates, not site-specific: ideal ~7-15 mph, base max ~18 mph, gust cap ~22 mph. Low desert site near Phoenix: best flown as a morning/evening glass-off (smooth lift) or for spring thermals; midday summer is brutally hot and can overdevelop/blow out. With S-facing terrain, watch for rotor/lee turbulence on the N side and convergence if wind backs/veers off the ideal arc. Treat all numbers as placeholders until verified with a local pilot or AZHPA. Verify launchability and any access/permission requirements locally before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–5pm
6a
10g15
SSE
7a
18g24
SE
8a
20g25
SSE
9a
15g17
SSE
10a
8g10
SSE
11a
9g9
SSE
12p
2g4
WSW
1p
3g5
N
2p
1g5
NNW
3p
5g9
SSE
4p
13g15
WNW
5p
13g14
SW
6p
45g49
NNW
Prime conditions 6am–11am — best around 10am: 8 mph SSE, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Workable thermals likely — soarable beyond pure ridge lift.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 7am
6a
5g5
E
7a
2g6
SSE
8a
1g6
SW
9a
4g8
WNW
10a
7g9
WNW
11a
10g11
W
12p
12g13
W
1p
13g15
W
2p
14g16
W
3p
15g17
W
4p
14g17
W
5p
13g15
WNW
6p
12g14
WNW
Flyable 7am–8am — best around 7am: 2 mph SSE, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Wednesday Not flyable workable 7am
6a
6g7
E
7a
3g12
SSW
8a
6g9
W
9a
9g11
W
10a
10g11
W
11a
10g11
W
12p
10g22
WSW
1p
10g24
WSW
2p
11g26
WSW
3p
13g28
WSW
4p
14g30
WSW
5p
14g30
WSW
6p
13g29
WSW
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 3 mph SSW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Thursday Caution flyable 6am–12pm
6a
2g9
SSE
7a
3g10
SSE
8a
4g11
SSE
9a
4g12
S
10a
5g13
S
11a
5g15
SSW
12p
6g17
SW
1p
8g20
SW
2p
9g22
WSW
3p
9g22
WSW
4p
9g22
WSW
5p
9g22
WSW
6p
10g23
WSW
Flyable 6am–2pm — best around 8am: 4 mph SSE, gusts 11. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Friday Flyable flyable 10am–6pm
6a
2g8
NNE
7a
2g11
ENE
8a
3g14
E
9a
4g15
ESE
10a
5g15
SE
11a
6g15
SSE
12p
6g15
S
1p
6g16
SSW
2p
6g17
SSW
3p
8g17
SW
4p
10g16
SW
5p
12g16
WSW
6p
11g17
WSW
Flyable 10am–6pm — best around 3pm: 8 mph SW, gusts 17. Gusty — +9 mph over base.
Saturday Not flyable workable 9am–2pm
6a
1g14
SE
7a
2g14
ESE
8a
3g13
ESE
9a
3g13
SE
10a
3g12
SSE
11a
4g13
S
12p
4g15
SSW
1p
4g18
SW
2p
4g20
WSW
3p
6g22
WSW
4p
8g23
W
5p
9g23
W
6p
8g24
W
Borderline only 9am–2pm — best around 9am: 3 mph SE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
1g16
NNW
7a
2g15
NW
8a
2g13
NW
9a
2g12
WNW
10a
3g11
W
11a
3g10
W
12p
4g11
W
1p
4g13
W
2p
5g14
W
3p
6g16
W
4p
7g19
W
5p
8g20
W
6p
9g21
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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