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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 284° WNW
Flyability score
5
/100 · paragliding
Wind
12
mph base
Gusts
24
mph
Temp
49°
F
Dew point
30°
F
Elevation
5,033
ft MSL
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What we look for at Sieben Ranch

Wind direction

WNW (285°) → N (350°)

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.

Foothills launch in the Sieben Ranch / Lyons Creek area north of Helena (~5,000 ft), listed in aggregator databases as W/NW/N-facing. No club guide with real numbers exists, so the NW-quadrant window is inferred. Expect thermic midday cycles, gust fronts, and lee rotor if the wind backs into S/E; morning or evening is smoother. This is private ranch land - get landowner permission and a local briefing from the Montana free-flight community before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:41 PM
7a
18g36
WSW
8a
9g34
SW
9a
23g43
W
10a
28g50
W
11a
30g47
W
12p
27g41
WNW
1p
27g40
WNW
2p
26g38
WNW
3p
26g38
WNW
4p
25g36
WNW
5p
23g34
WNW
6p
23g35
WNW
7p
20g32
W
Too gusty — gusts past the 20 mph limit through the day.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 1pm–2pm 🌅 sunset 7:39 PM
7a
8g10
SSW
8a
7g10
SSW
9a
4g9
S
10a
4g6
SE
11a
5g6
ESE
12p
5g6
ENE
1p
9g10
NNE
2p
12g12
NNE
3p
13g14
NNE
4p
17g20
NNE
5p
18g22
NNE
6p
16g22
N
7p
7g16
NNE
Flyable 1pm–4pm — best around 1pm: 9 mph NNE, gusts 10. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Caution workable 7am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:37 PM
7a
5g11
NNW
8a
5g13
N
9a
6g15
N
10a
7g17
NNE
11a
8g20
NNE
12p
9g21
NNE
1p
9g22
NNE
2p
9g22
NE
3p
9g22
NE
4p
9g22
NNE
5p
9g23
NNE
6p
8g22
NNE
7p
6g18
NNE
Borderline only 7am–8am — best around 7am: 5 mph NNW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:35 PM
7a
1g5
SW
8a
1g6
SW
9a
1g8
S
10a
2g9
SE
11a
3g11
ESE
12p
4g12
ESE
1p
4g13
ESE
2p
5g13
E
3p
5g14
E
4p
6g15
ENE
5p
7g17
NE
6p
7g18
NE
7p
4g17
NNE
Flyable 7am–10am — best around 7am: 1 mph SW, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:33 PM
7a
1g11
WNW
8a
2g11
NW
9a
2g12
NW
10a
1g13
W
11a
2g14
SSW
12p
3g15
S
1p
3g16
SSW
2p
3g16
WSW
3p
4g16
W
4p
4g16
W
5p
3g17
W
6p
3g17
WSW
7p
2g18
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Caution workable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:31 PM
7a
3g11
WSW
8a
3g11
WSW
9a
3g12
SW
10a
4g15
WSW
11a
6g18
WSW
12p
7g20
WSW
1p
8g19
W
2p
7g16
W
3p
7g14
W
4p
7g16
W
5p
7g19
WNW
6p
7g21
WNW
7p
7g21
WNW
Borderline only 7am — best around 3pm: 7 mph W, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:29 PM
7a
3g16
NW
8a
3g16
NNW
9a
3g16
N
10a
4g16
NNE
11a
4g16
NE
12p
6g16
NE
1p
6g17
NE
2p
7g18
NE
3p
7g19
NE
4p
7g20
NE
5p
7g20
NE
6p
7g20
NE
7p
6g20
NE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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