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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 313° NW
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
24
mph
Temp
60°
F
Dew point
53°
F
Elevation
1,598
ft MSL
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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

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
5g18
WNW
7a
4g17
NW
8a
7g20
NW
9a
9g20
NW
10a
11g19
NW
11a
11g19
NW
12p
12g19
NW
1p
12g18
NNW
2p
11g17
NNW
3p
10g16
NNW
4p
9g14
NNW
5p
8g13
NNW
6p
7g12
NNW
7p
7g16
N
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
4g5
NE
7a
5g7
ENE
8a
4g7
NE
9a
6g13
ESE
10a
7g15
SE
11a
8g16
SSE
12p
10g15
SSE
1p
10g16
S
2p
11g16
SSE
3p
10g15
S
4p
10g15
S
5p
10g19
S
6p
9g22
S
7p
3g12
E
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Caution workable 10am–3pm 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
6g10
S
7a
6g10
S
8a
5g10
S
9a
5g11
SSW
10a
5g11
SSW
11a
4g12
SSW
12p
3g11
SW
1p
3g11
WSW
2p
3g10
W
3p
2g9
WNW
4p
2g9
N
5p
3g8
NNE
6p
3g7
NNE
7p
3g5
NNE
Borderline only 10am–3pm — best around 10am: 5 mph SSW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
4g8
SSE
7a
4g7
SSE
8a
4g7
S
9a
4g11
S
10a
5g15
SSW
11a
5g19
SSW
12p
3g24
S
1p
3g28
SE
2p
3g31
E
3p
3g29
ESE
4p
3g25
SSE
5p
4g22
S
6p
4g23
SSW
7p
5g26
WSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:10 PM
6a
6g12
NNW
7a
6g9
NNW
8a
6g8
NNW
9a
6g8
N
10a
6g10
N
11a
6g12
N
12p
6g14
NNW
1p
6g16
NNW
2p
7g17
NNW
3p
7g19
NNW
4p
8g20
N
5p
8g20
N
6p
8g20
N
7p
8g20
N
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
2g13
ENE
7a
3g9
E
8a
3g7
E
9a
4g7
E
10a
4g9
ESE
11a
4g10
ESE
12p
4g9
SE
1p
4g9
SE
2p
4g9
SSE
3p
4g10
SE
4p
3g13
ESE
5p
3g14
E
6p
3g13
E
7p
4g11
ESE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:07 PM
6a
6g13
SE
7a
7g14
SE
8a
7g16
SE
9a
8g17
SE
10a
8g18
ESE
11a
9g19
ESE
12p
9g20
ESE
1p
10g21
ESE
2p
10g22
ESE
3p
10g22
ESE
4p
11g23
ESE
5p
11g23
ESE
6p
12g24
ESE
7p
12g24
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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