Palisades

MT
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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 235° SW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
SW
235°
Aloft
10
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10250ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
17,930
ft MSL
Elevation
7,680
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:00 AM
local
Sunset
8:47 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Palisades

Wind direction

NNE (22°) → ENE (68°)

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

Ideal speed

6–15 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.

High Beartooth-front launch (~7,680 ft) near Red Lodge, MT. No club guide or pilot report was found, so the working direction (roughly N through E, best NE) is inferred, not confirmed. Density altitude means higher launch/landing speeds - launch on the light end. Afternoon thermals and valley-wind reversal can overdevelop and turn gusty; expect lee rotor on any S/SW/W component. Confirm launch, LZ, access, and rating with local Red Lodge/Billings pilots before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 8am–11am
6a
5g4
SSW
7a
4g5
SW
8a
2g2
SW
9a
3g3
ENE
10a
4g4
NE
11a
6g9
ENE
12p
6g12
ENE
1p
7g15
ENE
2p
7g14
NE
3p
7g15
NNE
4p
4g14
N
5p
7g9
WSW
6p
9g14
NNW
7p
5g11
NW
8p
2g8
WSW
Flyable 8am–12pm — best around 10am: 4 mph NE, gusts 4. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–7pm — smooth, light NNW ~9 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–2pm
6a
3g3
S
7a
5g5
SSW
8a
2g3
E
9a
4g4
E
10a
5g7
E
11a
8g11
E
12p
9g13
E
1p
9g13
ENE
2p
9g13
NE
3p
9g15
NE
4p
7g15
NNE
5p
9g16
NNE
6p
9g13
NNE
7p
4g7
NNE
8p
4g5
S
Flyable 8am–7pm — best around 2pm: 9 mph NE, gusts 13. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–7pm — smooth, light NNE ~4 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Caution workable 4pm
6a
6g6
W
7a
8g12
WSW
8a
8g14
WSW
9a
10g21
W
10a
9g20
W
11a
5g13
NW
12p
5g14
W
1p
10g17
W
2p
12g20
SW
3p
11g17
W
4p
6g11
NW
5p
12g19
W
6p
10g18
W
7p
1g16
SW
8p
3g11
SW
Borderline only 4pm — best around 4pm: 6 mph NW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Sunday Slim window flyable 8pm
6a
4g12
W
7a
2g11
WNW
8a
2g10
N
9a
4g10
NNE
10a
5g11
NE
11a
5g14
NE
12p
6g16
NE
1p
6g17
NE
2p
7g18
NE
3p
7g19
NE
4p
8g20
NE
5p
9g20
NE
6p
8g19
NNE
7p
6g13
NNE
8p
2g6
NE
Flyable 8am–10am — best around 8pm: 2 mph NE, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–8pm — smooth, light NE ~2 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
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g17
W
7a
6g17
WNW
8a
8g18
NW
9a
9g19
NNW
10a
10g20
NNW
11a
9g22
N
12p
9g23
N
1p
9g22
N
2p
9g20
N
3p
9g19
N
4p
9g20
N
5p
9g21
NNE
6p
9g22
NNE
7p
7g22
NNE
8p
5g21
N
No usable window today.
Tuesday Caution workable 9am
6a
4g11
W
7a
4g11
WNW
8a
5g11
NW
9a
5g12
NW
10a
4g13
NNW
11a
4g16
NNE
12p
5g17
NE
1p
5g17
NE
2p
6g17
NE
3p
7g16
NE
4p
7g17
NE
5p
8g18
NE
6p
8g19
NE
7p
6g19
NE
8p
4g19
NNE
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 5 mph NW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Wednesday Caution workable 7am
6a
3g9
WSW
7a
2g9
WSW
8a
0g10
NE
9a
2g12
ENE
10a
4g16
ESE
11a
6g20
ESE
12p
8g23
SE
1p
9g23
SE
2p
9g21
SE
3p
9g20
SE
4p
9g21
SE
5p
8g24
SE
6p
7g26
SE
7p
6g25
SSE
8p
5g24
SSE
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 2 mph WSW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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