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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 1 mph SE · g3 Flyable
ECMWF 2 mph SSE · g8 Not flyable
GFS 1 mph SE · g3 Flyable
ICON 5 mph W · g10 Not flyable
GEM 7 mph SW Not flyable
NWS ✓ 7 mph SWno gust data Not flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Direction
SE
141°
Aloft
4
E @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~8500ft
Temp
76°
F
Cloudbase
13,201
ft MSL
Elevation
4,701
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:06 AM
local
Sunset
9:02 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at John G. Mine
Wind direction
E, NW
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.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
1g1
W
7a
2g2
NW
8a
1g2
NW
9a
2g12
ESE
10a
4g12
SE
11a
6g11
SE
12p
7g11
SE
1p
6g11
WSW
2p
2g12
W
3p
1g14
E
4p
7g17
WSW
5p
6g16
WNW
6p
5g15
NE
7p
4g11
NNE
8p
6g8
ESE
9p
7g11
ENE
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 9pm: 7 mph ENE, gusts 11.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–9pm — smooth, light ESE ~6 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 6am–12pm
6a
6g9
WNW
7a
5g5
WNW
8a
3g4
NW
9a
2g2
NNE
10a
3g4
ENE
11a
4g6
E
12p
4g9
E
1p
5g13
E
2p
0g11
E
3p
7g13
WNW
4p
8g13
NW
5p
11g15
NNW
6p
12g16
N
7p
10g12
N
8p
7g12
NNE
9p
3g5
NE
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 4pm: 8 mph NW, gusts 13. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
3g3
NNW
7a
4g4
NW
8a
3g3
NNW
9a
3g3
NE
10a
3g4
E
11a
4g13
ESE
12p
5g15
E
1p
2g20
SSE
2p
12g24
S
3p
11g24
W
4p
16g26
WSW
5p
7g22
W
6p
15g23
NW
7p
2g24
E
8p
6g29
NW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 7am: 4 mph NW, gusts 4.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–10am
6a
2g8
WNW
7a
2g8
NW
8a
2g7
NNW
9a
3g9
NW
10a
4g11
NW
11a
6g15
WNW
12p
8g18
WNW
1p
10g21
WNW
2p
11g24
WNW
3p
12g26
NW
4p
13g27
NW
5p
14g28
NW
6p
14g27
NW
7p
13g26
NW
8p
11g24
NW
Borderline only 6am–10am — best around 6am: 2 mph WNW, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Flyable flyable 7am–10am
6a
8g14
NNW
7a
9g13
NNW
8a
11g9
NNW
9a
12g9
N
10a
11g14
N
11a
9g22
N
12p
8g27
N
1p
9g24
N
2p
11g17
N
3p
12g12
NNE
4p
11g13
NNE
5p
9g15
N
6p
7g17
N
7p
7g16
N
8p
6g14
NNE
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 7am: 9 mph NNW, gusts 13. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–9am
6a
2g6
NNW
7a
3g7
NNW
8a
5g7
NNW
9a
5g8
NNW
10a
4g9
NNW
11a
3g11
N
12p
2g12
N
1p
2g13
NNW
2p
4g14
NNW
3p
5g15
NNW
4p
7g16
N
5p
11g17
N
6p
13g18
N
7p
12g20
N
8p
10g20
N
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNW, gusts 6. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
0g4
NW
7a
0g5
S
8a
1g7
S
9a
2g9
SSE
10a
3g11
SSE
11a
5g13
SSE
12p
5g15
SSE
1p
4g17
SSE
2p
2g20
SSW
3p
3g22
W
4p
6g21
WNW
5p
8g20
WNW
6p
10g20
WNW
7p
9g20
WNW
8p
8g20
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 0 mph NW, gusts 4. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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