Wonderwind
All sites Arizona

Rainbow Valley - South Bullard

AZ
33.1757°, -112.3750° Directions ↗
☆ Favorite

Checking for active TFRs… Verify on the FAA ↗

Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
High confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 254° WSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
WSW
254°
Aloft
18
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~13977ft
Temp
99°
F
Cloudbase
14,961
ft MSL
Elevation
984
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:41 AM
local
Sunset
7:30 PM
local
Sign in to log whether you flew here today.

Where it is

Loading map…
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Rainbow Valley - South Bullard

Wind direction

NW (320°) → NE (40°)

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

Ideal speed

7–15 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.

Obscure low desert relief feature (~980 ft) in the flat Rainbow Valley basin southwest of Goodyear/Buckeye — not the 7,800 ft Bullard Peak elsewhere in Arizona. North-facing per the map data, but no club guide confirms a wind window and the numbers are unverified. Low relief means a narrow soarable band and easy blow-back. Best early morning or evening glass-off; verify access and rating with AZHPA before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
7g8
ENE
6a
6g7
NE
7a
3g4
SE
8a
2g5
NE
9a
4g5
S
10a
4g4
SSE
11a
2g2
ESE
12p
1g2
SSW
1p
1g3
E
2p
3g3
W
3p
3g4
S
4p
7g7
WSW
5p
10g10
WSW
6p
9g9
W
7p
8g11
W
Flyable 5am–6am — best around 5am: 7 mph ENE, gusts 8.
Friday Flyable flyable 9am–2pm
5a
8g9
ENE
6a
6g9
NE
7a
4g7
N
8a
4g11
NW
9a
3g7
WNW
10a
5g6
NW
11a
6g8
NW
12p
6g6
NW
1p
7g7
WNW
2p
9g9
WNW
3p
12g13
W
4p
10g12
NW
5p
15g17
W
6p
15g19
W
7p
12g19
W
Flyable 5am–2pm — best around 5am: 8 mph ENE, gusts 9. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am
5a
6g6
ENE
6a
6g7
E
7a
5g7
E
8a
1g9
SSW
9a
3g6
W
10a
5g6
WNW
11a
6g6
WNW
12p
7g8
W
1p
8g9
W
2p
10g11
W
3p
12g13
W
4p
12g14
W
5p
14g16
W
6p
9g22
WNW
7p
5g18
W
Flyable 5am — best around 5am: 6 mph ENE, gusts 6.
Sunday Caution workable 9am–11am
5a
2g12
SE
6a
2g10
ESE
7a
3g9
E
8a
3g8
E
9a
2g8
ESE
10a
1g8
SSE
11a
2g10
SW
12p
4g13
WSW
1p
7g17
W
2p
9g20
W
3p
9g22
W
4p
10g22
W
5p
9g22
W
6p
8g20
W
7p
7g17
W
Borderline only 9am–11am — best around 9am: 2 mph ESE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Caution workable 5am
5a
2g10
SE
6a
2g10
SE
7a
2g13
SE
8a
2g14
SSE
9a
2g14
S
10a
2g14
SW
11a
4g14
SW
12p
5g14
WSW
1p
7g13
W
2p
9g14
W
3p
10g15
WSW
4p
12g17
WSW
5p
13g19
WSW
6p
13g19
WSW
7p
12g20
WSW
Borderline only 5am — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g19
W
6a
3g17
W
7a
3g15
W
8a
3g14
W
9a
3g14
WSW
10a
3g14
WSW
11a
3g15
SW
12p
5g17
WSW
1p
7g18
W
2p
8g20
W
3p
7g22
WSW
4p
6g23
SW
5p
6g24
SSW
6p
6g24
SSW
7p
6g24
SSW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g15
W
6a
5g15
W
7a
4g15
W
8a
4g15
W
9a
5g16
W
10a
5g17
W
11a
6g17
W
12p
6g19
W
1p
7g20
WSW
2p
7g22
WSW
3p
7g22
WSW
4p
7g21
SW
5p
6g21
SW
6p
5g21
SW
7p
4g21
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
See the full 7-day & hourly forecast
Current conditions are always free. Unlock the hour-by-hour outlook and every model with Wonderwind Pro.
Get Wonderwind Pro

Reviews

Sign in to write a review

No reviews yet — be the first.

Send feedback about this flying site

Sign in to contribute

Thanks — submitted for review

We’ll check it against the site’s sources and let you know here when the update is live.

Conditions are an automated estimate from public forecast models, not a go/no-go call. Always check the sky, talk to locals, and fly within your rating. You are responsible for your own safety.