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Hagelstein (Upper Klamath Lake)

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Flyable
High confidence · 5 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P3+
NESW 305° NW
Wind now: NW (305°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
NW
305°
Aloft
11
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9455ft
Temp
83°
F
Cloudbase
14,311
ft MSL
Elevation
4,856
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWSW (240°) → WNW (300°)
  • Ideal speed8–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

SW-W-NW facing ridge (~8km long) above Upper Klamath Lake; works in W flow, with the W-facing core (W) being ideal and SW/NW being the cross/edge margins. Both thermal and ridge soaring; flight can be extended southward along the ridge under good conditions. KEY HAZARD: wind can increase very quickly here and wave/lee-wave conditions form over this terrain (watch for wave/lenticular formation and rapidly building speed = lee-side rotor/wave hazard). Launch ~20m from a narrow paved road used full-width by logging trucks: do NOT park on or near the road. Launch difficulty medium; landing at Hagelstein Park is large and very easy but do NOT land in the high grass. Best in calmer thermal/soaring windows; bail if wind builds or wave appears. Access via Hwy 97 / Hagelstein Park entrance. Speeds inferred from soaring-ridge orientation, not an explicit club guide.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 7am–7pm
6a
5g5
NNW
7a
4g4
NW
8a
4g4
WNW
9a
3g3
WNW
10a
4g4
WNW
11a
6g6
W
12p
7g8
WNW
1p
8g9
W
2p
8g9
WNW
3p
8g10
WNW
4p
7g9
W
5p
7g9
W
6p
8g12
NW
7p
11g15
NW
Prime conditions 7am–7pm — best around 2pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 9. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
6a
7g10
NNE
7a
5g7
N
8a
4g8
N
9a
4g4
NW
10a
7g7
WNW
11a
7g8
WNW
12p
5g8
WNW
1p
7g9
NW
2p
10g13
NW
3p
14g18
NW
4p
16g20
NW
5p
15g20
NW
6p
14g19
NW
7p
13g19
NW
Prime conditions 9am–7pm — best around 10am: 7 mph WNW, gusts 7. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 7 mph — a bit light.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
6a
8g12
NNE
7a
10g17
NE
8a
8g12
NE
9a
3g6
N
10a
6g6
NW
11a
9g9
WNW
12p
6g18
NW
1p
6g18
NW
2p
6g19
WNW
3p
7g21
WNW
4p
9g23
WNW
5p
9g24
WNW
6p
8g23
WNW
7p
5g20
WNW
Prime conditions 10am–7pm — best around 11am: 9 mph WNW, gusts 9. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Thursday Caution flyable 2pm–7pm
6a
2g6
NNE
7a
2g6
NNE
8a
1g6
N
9a
0g7
NW
10a
1g9
SW
11a
3g11
SW
12p
4g14
SW
1p
5g16
SW
2p
6g18
WSW
3p
6g20
WSW
4p
6g20
W
5p
7g21
WNW
6p
7g21
WNW
7p
8g20
WNW
Flyable 1pm–7pm — best around 2pm: 6 mph WSW, gusts 18. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 6 mph — a bit light.
Friday Caution workable 6am
6a
1g7
NW
7a
1g9
NW
8a
1g11
W
9a
2g13
SW
10a
4g13
SSW
11a
5g15
SSW
12p
4g18
SSW
1p
2g22
SW
2p
1g25
W
3p
3g26
S
4p
6g26
S
5p
8g26
S
6p
7g26
SSW
7p
6g27
SW
Borderline only 6am — best around 8am: 1 mph W, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Not flyable flyable 10am–1pm
6a
2g9
NNW
7a
2g11
NW
8a
2g12
WNW
9a
3g14
WNW
10a
5g16
W
11a
6g18
W
12p
7g20
W
1p
8g22
W
2p
8g23
W
3p
9g26
W
4p
11g28
WNW
5p
11g30
WNW
6p
11g31
WNW
7p
11g32
WNW
Flyable 8am–7pm — best around 10am: 5 mph W, gusts 16. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 5 mph — a bit light.
Sunday Not flyable flyable 2pm–6pm
6a
3g9
NNE
7a
3g10
NNE
8a
3g10
N
9a
3g10
N
10a
2g10
NNW
11a
2g11
WNW
12p
3g14
WNW
1p
4g17
W
2p
5g20
W
3p
6g21
W
4p
7g22
W
5p
7g22
W
6p
6g22
W
7p
5g22
W
Flyable 12pm–7pm — best around 2pm: 5 mph W, gusts 20. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 5 mph — a bit light.
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