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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 3 mph NW · g5 Not flyable
ECMWF 4 mph NW · g9 Not flyable
GFS 3 mph NW · g5 Not flyable
ICON 3 mph NW · g7 Not flyable
GEM 3 mph NW Not flyable
NWS ✓ 1 mph Wno gust data Flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
NW
318°
Aloft
7
NW @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~818ft
Temp
62°
F
Cloudbase
2,416
ft MSL
Elevation
1,598
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
8:27 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Katydid
Wind direction
SW (225°) → W (270°)
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–10 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.
Window data compiled from freespiritflight.com — public site guides and club resources.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
9g27
NW
6a
9g26
NW
7a
8g21
NW
8a
8g20
NW
9a
8g17
NW
10a
8g14
NNW
11a
7g12
NNW
12p
8g12
NW
1p
11g16
WNW
2p
9g14
NW
3p
10g14
WNW
4p
11g15
NW
5p
9g14
NW
6p
7g13
NW
7p
7g11
WNW
8p
5g13
WNW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
5a
5g7
WNW
6a
5g7
WNW
7a
5g8
WNW
8a
5g10
W
9a
5g11
WNW
10a
5g10
WNW
11a
6g10
W
12p
7g10
W
1p
7g10
W
2p
6g8
W
3p
5g7
W
4p
6g7
W
5p
6g7
W
6p
6g7
W
7p
4g6
W
8p
2g4
WNW
Flyable 8am–7pm — best around 4pm: 6 mph W, gusts 7. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–7pm — smooth, light W ~6 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g2
NNE
7a
3g3
NNE
8a
2g5
E
9a
3g10
E
10a
4g12
SE
11a
7g12
S
12p
8g12
S
1p
9g13
S
2p
10g14
SSE
3p
10g15
S
4p
9g16
S
5p
9g15
S
6p
8g15
SSE
7p
7g15
SSE
8p
4g7
SE
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNE, gusts 2.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
9g20
SSE
7a
9g20
SSE
8a
9g20
SSE
9a
10g22
SSE
10a
12g25
S
11a
13g28
S
12p
14g30
S
1p
15g32
S
2p
15g33
SSW
3p
15g34
S
4p
15g34
S
5p
14g34
S
6p
13g31
S
7p
12g28
S
8p
11g25
S
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am
6a
2g4
SSW
7a
2g5
SSW
8a
3g7
SW
9a
2g9
WSW
10a
2g11
NW
11a
3g13
NNW
12p
4g13
NNW
1p
5g12
NNW
2p
6g12
NNW
3p
7g14
NNW
4p
8g17
N
5p
9g18
N
6p
9g17
N
7p
8g15
N
8p
7g14
N
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 6am: 2 mph SSW, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g8
NNE
7a
3g7
NE
8a
3g6
NE
9a
4g7
ENE
10a
5g8
ENE
11a
6g8
ENE
12p
5g8
ENE
1p
5g8
E
2p
4g9
E
3p
4g9
E
4p
4g11
E
5p
4g11
E
6p
5g11
E
7p
5g9
E
8p
6g8
ESE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g6
SE
7a
6g7
SE
8a
6g8
SSE
9a
7g9
SSE
10a
7g9
SSE
11a
7g10
S
12p
7g10
S
1p
6g11
S
2p
5g12
S
3p
5g13
S
4p
5g15
SSW
5p
5g15
SSW
6p
5g15
SSW
7p
6g15
SSW
8p
7g14
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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