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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 194° SSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
SSW
194°
Aloft
12
S @ridge
Thermals
Strong
base ~864ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
884
ft MSL
Elevation
20
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:39 AM
local
Sunset
8:12 PM
local
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What we look for at Texas City Levee

Wind direction

NNE (20°) → ESE (120°)

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

Ideal speed

8–18 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.

Coastal levee on Galveston Bay flown by the TXWingNuts club (mostly powered paragliding and kiting). Works on smooth onshore flow from the N, E, and ESE; any west component comes over the refineries and land and is turbulent and dangerous. Don't overfly the protected bird sanctuary just west of launch or the congested airspace over Texas City. Best in a smooth morning or evening sea breeze; midday gets thermic.

Window data compiled from txwingnuts.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Not flyable no window
6a
4g14
SW
7a
4g13
WSW
8a
5g12
SW
9a
4g11
WSW
10a
7g11
SSW
11a
8g11
SSW
12p
9g12
SSW
1p
10g13
SSW
2p
10g13
S
3p
10g13
S
4p
11g13
S
5p
13g17
S
6p
13g18
S
7p
12g19
SSW
8p
10g21
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
8g22
SW
7a
8g24
SW
8a
9g22
WSW
9a
10g20
W
10a
10g18
W
11a
12g16
W
12p
12g17
WSW
1p
12g16
WSW
2p
12g15
WSW
3p
10g13
WSW
4p
11g14
SSW
5p
16g23
SSW
6p
16g25
SSW
7p
15g18
NNW
8p
15g27
SSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
8g15
WSW
7a
7g12
WSW
8a
7g12
W
9a
8g14
W
10a
8g16
W
11a
9g18
W
12p
9g19
WNW
1p
9g20
WNW
2p
7g17
WNW
3p
4g13
NW
4p
1g10
NW
5p
3g12
SSE
6p
8g16
SSE
7p
11g18
SSE
8p
11g18
S
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g9
WSW
7a
5g9
WSW
8a
5g12
WSW
9a
5g16
WSW
10a
5g19
WSW
11a
4g20
WSW
12p
3g19
SSW
1p
4g19
S
2p
6g20
S
3p
9g22
SSE
4p
10g23
SSE
5p
11g25
S
6p
12g27
S
7p
12g28
S
8p
12g29
SSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
7g15
SW
7a
7g12
SW
8a
8g12
SW
9a
10g13
SW
10a
11g14
SW
11a
10g15
SSW
12p
8g16
SSW
1p
7g17
SSW
2p
9g19
S
3p
12g20
S
4p
14g21
SSE
5p
14g22
S
6p
13g22
S
7p
12g22
S
8p
11g22
S
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
6g14
SW
7a
6g13
SW
8a
7g14
SW
9a
7g14
SSW
10a
8g15
SSW
11a
7g15
S
12p
7g14
S
1p
7g14
SSE
2p
8g16
SSE
3p
8g18
SSE
4p
9g20
SSE
5p
9g21
SSE
6p
10g22
SSE
7p
10g22
S
8p
10g22
S
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
2g11
W
7a
2g11
NW
8a
1g11
NNW
9a
1g12
E
10a
3g13
ESE
11a
5g15
ESE
12p
7g16
SE
1p
8g17
SE
2p
8g18
SE
3p
9g18
SE
4p
9g18
SSE
5p
9g19
SSE
6p
9g19
SSE
7p
9g19
SSE
8p
8g19
S
No usable window today.
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