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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Low confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 12° NNE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
14
mph base
Gusts
18
mph
Direction
NNE
12°
Aloft
18
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~11864ft
Temp
74°
F
Cloudbase
19,810
ft MSL
Elevation
7,946
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:08 AM
local
Sunset
8:23 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Lookout Mountain (Glenwood afternoon)

Wind direction

S (180°) → SW (230°)

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

Ideal speed

5–10 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.

RMHPA advanced soaring site (8 mph PG ideal). Sink/rotor behind antennas; radio towers + power lines on summit; long 5:1 glide, no bailout LZs. Afternoon T-storm risk. USHPA+RMHPA membership required.

Window data compiled from rmhpa.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 8am–6pm
6a
4g4
E
7a
5g5
ESE
8a
5g7
SE
9a
7g9
SE
10a
7g7
SSE
11a
7g7
SSE
12p
9g12
SSW
1p
14g17
WSW
2p
13g16
SW
3p
14g16
SW
4p
12g13
WSW
5p
13g15
WSW
6p
13g15
WSW
7p
8g10
NW
8p
10g14
N
Flyable 8am–6pm — best around 12pm: 9 mph SSW, gusts 12.
Saturday Flyable flyable 8am–10am
6a
7g9
E
7a
5g7
ESE
8a
5g7
SE
9a
5g7
SSE
10a
6g9
S
11a
6g12
SSW
12p
6g16
SW
1p
14g18
WSW
2p
13g18
WNW
3p
8g14
WNW
4p
16g20
WSW
5p
12g16
WSW
6p
10g11
W
7p
11g15
WNW
8p
10g14
NNW
Flyable 8am–11am — best around 9am: 5 mph SSE, gusts 7. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 9am–3pm
6a
8g9
E
7a
4g5
ENE
8a
3g5
E
9a
5g6
SSE
10a
5g5
SSE
11a
6g10
SW
12p
11g13
WSW
1p
13g15
W
2p
12g14
WSW
3p
11g13
WSW
4p
11g14
W
5p
15g17
W
6p
12g14
W
7p
5g18
NW
8p
3g14
WNW
Flyable 9am–3pm — best around 11am: 6 mph SW, gusts 10.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
1g5
NE
7a
2g5
ENE
8a
2g7
E
9a
2g9
E
10a
0g13
W
11a
4g19
W
12p
6g23
W
1p
7g26
W
2p
8g28
WNW
3p
8g29
WNW
4p
8g29
W
5p
8g27
W
6p
7g25
W
7p
5g20
W
8p
2g15
NW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph NE, gusts 5.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g8
NE
7a
2g9
ENE
8a
3g11
ENE
9a
3g13
ENE
10a
2g13
E
11a
1g13
ESE
12p
1g13
SSW
1p
3g16
W
2p
6g21
W
3p
9g24
WNW
4p
10g27
WNW
5p
10g29
WNW
6p
10g30
WNW
7p
7g30
WNW
8p
3g30
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
0g11
N
7a
0g11
E
8a
1g12
SE
9a
1g14
S
10a
3g17
W
11a
6g21
W
12p
9g24
W
1p
10g24
W
2p
9g24
W
3p
9g24
W
4p
10g26
W
5p
11g28
WNW
6p
11g30
WNW
7p
8g30
WNW
8p
4g29
WNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Caution workable 6am–8am
6a
1g8
NNE
7a
1g8
ENE
8a
1g9
E
9a
1g10
SE
10a
2g14
SW
11a
5g18
WSW
12p
8g21
WSW
1p
8g21
W
2p
7g20
W
3p
7g20
W
4p
7g23
W
5p
7g28
W
6p
7g31
WNW
7p
6g31
WNW
8p
5g30
WNW
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph ENE, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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