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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 3 mph NW · g13 Flyable
ECMWF 5 mph NNW · g13 Not flyable
GFS 3 mph NW · g13 Flyable
ICON 7 mph NNW · g20 Not flyable
GEM 7 mph NW · g14 Flyable
NWS ✓ 5 mph NWno gust data Flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
NW
326°
Aloft
4
NW @ridge
Thermals
Strong
base ~1114ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
1,672
ft MSL
Elevation
558
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:47 AM
local
Sunset
7:53 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mumford Tow Field
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.
Named tow field on flat Talladega County ground — winch/aerotow operation, not foot-launch. 2026-07-16 audit.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
2g6
SE
6a
3g4
SE
7a
3g3
SE
8a
2g3
SW
9a
3g7
WSW
10a
3g13
NW
11a
3g12
WNW
12p
4g12
WNW
1p
6g12
NNW
2p
7g13
NNW
3p
7g13
NNW
4p
9g13
NNW
5p
9g13
NW
6p
5g11
N
7p
3g11
N
Flyable 5am–9am — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 6. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
3g3
SSE
6a
4g5
SSE
7a
3g9
SSE
8a
4g9
SSW
9a
4g6
SW
10a
4g5
SW
11a
4g8
WSW
12p
3g6
W
1p
2g4
SSW
2p
4g5
WSW
3p
4g6
W
4p
6g8
NW
5p
4g5
NW
6p
2g4
ENE
7p
17g20
E
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 3 mph SSE, gusts 3. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
3g3
ESE
6a
3g4
ESE
7a
2g4
SE
8a
2g7
ESE
9a
1g7
NE
10a
1g7
NNW
11a
2g8
NW
12p
3g10
NW
1p
3g11
NW
2p
2g10
NW
3p
1g9
W
4p
1g8
SSW
5p
1g7
SE
6p
2g7
E
7p
3g7
E
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 3 mph ESE, gusts 3. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 5am–8am
5a
3g6
SSE
6a
4g7
SSE
7a
4g7
SSE
8a
3g8
SSE
9a
2g9
S
10a
2g10
SW
11a
2g9
WSW
12p
3g9
W
1p
3g8
W
2p
3g9
W
3p
2g10
W
4p
2g11
WSW
5p
3g11
SW
6p
4g12
SW
7p
4g12
SW
Borderline only 5am–8am — best around 5am: 3 mph SSE, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
3g6
WSW
6a
4g9
SW
7a
5g11
SW
8a
6g12
SW
9a
7g13
SW
10a
7g13
SW
11a
7g15
WSW
12p
6g17
WSW
1p
5g18
WSW
2p
5g18
WSW
3p
5g17
WSW
4p
5g17
WSW
5p
4g18
WSW
6p
4g19
WSW
7p
3g19
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Slim window flyable 5am
5a
4g8
NNE
6a
4g10
NNE
7a
4g13
NE
8a
5g14
NNE
9a
6g15
NNE
10a
7g15
NNE
11a
7g15
N
12p
7g15
N
1p
7g15
N
2p
7g16
N
3p
7g17
NNW
4p
8g18
NNW
5p
7g18
NNW
6p
7g16
NNW
7p
7g15
NNW
Flyable 10am–12pm — best around 5am: 4 mph NNE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Friday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
6g9
E
6a
6g11
ESE
7a
7g13
ESE
8a
6g14
ESE
9a
6g15
ESE
10a
6g15
ESE
11a
5g16
ESE
12p
4g17
SE
1p
4g17
SE
2p
3g17
SE
3p
3g16
SSE
4p
2g14
SSE
5p
2g13
S
6p
3g12
S
7p
3g11
S
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 6 mph E, gusts 9. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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