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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 332° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
NNW
332°
Aloft
14
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5295ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
10,151
ft MSL
Elevation
4,856
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
8:29 PM
local
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What we look for at Hagelstein (Upper Klamath Lake)

Wind direction

WSW (240°) → WNW (300°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

West-facing ridge (~8 km long) above Upper Klamath Lake, good for both ridge soaring and thermals; best in W flow, with SW and NW as the cross edges. Wind can build fast here and lee-wave/lenticular conditions form over the terrain, so bail if it ramps up or wave appears. Launch sits right beside a narrow paved road used by logging trucks, so don't park on or near it; landing at Hagelstein Park is large and easy. Access off Hwy 97.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
6g6
NW
6a
4g4
NW
7a
2g2
NW
8a
1g4
W
9a
4g6
SW
10a
5g9
SSW
11a
5g10
SW
12p
8g11
WSW
1p
6g11
WSW
2p
6g11
WSW
3p
7g12
SW
4p
5g9
W
5p
5g10
W
6p
14g17
NW
7p
14g17
NW
8p
13g18
NW
Flyable 11am–8pm — best around 12pm: 8 mph WSW, gusts 11. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–2pm
5a
4g4
N
6a
5g5
N
7a
4g4
N
8a
1g2
WNW
9a
3g5
WSW
10a
4g6
W
11a
4g7
WSW
12p
5g8
WSW
1p
5g7
WSW
2p
6g9
WSW
3p
6g11
SW
4p
7g12
WSW
5p
9g14
NW
6p
15g19
NW
7p
15g20
NW
8p
14g20
NW
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 10am: 4 mph W, gusts 6. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–1pm
6a
7g7
NNW
7a
4g5
NNW
8a
6g8
NW
9a
9g11
NW
10a
9g11
NW
11a
10g12
NW
12p
13g14
NW
1p
15g17
NW
2p
16g20
NW
3p
18g22
NW
4p
18g23
NW
5p
18g22
NW
6p
11g30
WNW
7p
11g29
WNW
8p
10g27
NW
Flyable 8am–2pm — best around 9am: 9 mph NW, gusts 11. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
NNE
7a
4g10
NNE
8a
4g11
N
9a
4g12
N
10a
4g13
NNW
11a
4g15
NW
12p
5g17
WNW
1p
6g19
WNW
2p
7g21
W
3p
9g24
WNW
4p
10g26
WNW
5p
11g28
WNW
6p
10g27
WNW
7p
9g24
WNW
8p
8g22
NW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
5g11
NNE
7a
4g12
NNE
8a
4g12
NNE
9a
4g12
NNE
10a
4g12
NNE
11a
3g12
NNE
12p
2g13
N
1p
2g15
NW
2p
3g17
WNW
3p
4g19
W
4p
6g21
W
5p
6g23
WNW
6p
6g23
WNW
7p
5g22
NW
8p
5g22
N
Wind's out of the NNE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g10
NNE
7a
4g10
NNE
8a
4g10
NNE
9a
3g10
NNE
10a
2g10
N
11a
1g11
NW
12p
2g13
W
1p
3g15
WSW
2p
5g18
WSW
3p
6g19
WSW
4p
8g21
WSW
5p
8g22
W
6p
8g22
W
7p
7g22
WNW
8p
7g23
NW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g11
NNE
7a
2g11
NNE
8a
1g11
N
9a
1g12
WNW
10a
2g12
WSW
11a
3g13
WSW
12p
4g15
WSW
1p
6g18
W
2p
7g20
W
3p
8g22
WNW
4p
9g23
WNW
5p
9g24
WNW
6p
9g25
WNW
7p
8g26
WNW
8p
7g26
NW
No usable window today.
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