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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 207° SSW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
20
mph
Direction
SSW
207°
Aloft
17
SSW @ridge
Thermals
Strong
base ~1114ft
Temp
80°
F
Cloudbase
1,134
ft MSL
Elevation
20
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:39 AM
local
Sunset
8:11 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
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

Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
7g20
SW
7a
7g20
SW
8a
8g21
SW
9a
10g21
SW
10a
11g17
WSW
11a
10g15
W
12p
9g13
WSW
1p
10g13
WSW
2p
11g14
SW
3p
11g15
SSW
4p
14g18
SSW
5p
15g22
SSW
6p
14g22
SSW
7p
13g22
SSW
8p
12g23
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Slim window flyable 3pm
6a
8g24
W
7a
8g22
W
8a
9g24
W
9a
10g20
W
10a
9g14
W
11a
9g12
WNW
12p
5g7
NW
1p
7g7
NNE
2p
6g7
NE
3p
5g6
ESE
4p
7g8
SE
5p
9g10
S
6p
10g13
S
7p
10g14
SSW
8p
9g17
S
Flyable 2pm–4pm — best around 3pm: 5 mph ESE, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Monday Caution workable 1pm
6a
7g11
WSW
7a
7g11
WSW
8a
6g12
WSW
9a
6g13
WSW
10a
5g13
WSW
11a
3g12
SW
12p
3g11
SSE
1p
4g11
SE
2p
7g15
SSE
3p
9g20
SSE
4p
11g24
S
5p
12g24
S
6p
12g23
S
7p
11g22
S
8p
11g21
S
Borderline only 1pm — best around 1pm: 4 mph SE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
7g11
SW
7a
7g11
SSW
8a
7g11
SSW
9a
7g13
SSW
10a
8g14
SSW
11a
8g15
SSW
12p
9g16
S
1p
10g17
S
2p
11g19
S
3p
12g20
S
4p
12g21
S
5p
12g22
S
6p
12g22
S
7p
11g22
S
8p
10g22
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
6g14
SSW
9a
6g14
SSW
10a
7g15
SSW
11a
8g15
S
12p
9g14
SSE
1p
10g14
SSE
2p
11g16
SSE
3p
12g18
SSE
4p
12g20
SSE
5p
12g21
SSE
6p
12g22
SSE
7p
11g22
SSE
8p
11g22
SSE
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
3g14
SW
7a
2g14
SSW
8a
3g14
S
9a
4g15
S
10a
6g15
SSE
11a
8g17
SSE
12p
10g19
SSE
1p
11g20
SSE
2p
12g21
SSE
3p
12g20
SSE
4p
11g20
SSE
5p
11g22
SSE
6p
12g24
SSE
7p
11g25
SSE
8p
11g25
SSE
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
4g13
SSW
7a
3g13
SSW
8a
3g13
S
9a
4g14
SSE
10a
5g15
SE
11a
7g17
SE
12p
9g19
SE
1p
10g20
SE
2p
11g21
SE
3p
11g22
SE
4p
11g22
SE
5p
12g23
SE
6p
12g23
SE
7p
12g24
SSE
8p
11g24
SSE
No usable window today.
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