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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 304° NW
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
NW
304°
Aloft
12
NW @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~7705ft
Temp
78°
F
Cloudbase
12,738
ft MSL
Elevation
5,033
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:06 AM
local
Sunset
9:03 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
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

Thursday Flyable flyable 8pm–9pm
6a
9g11
SSE
7a
7g10
SSW
8a
9g13
SSW
9a
7g12
SSW
10a
6g13
SW
11a
6g9
SSW
12p
5g10
SW
1p
6g12
WSW
2p
7g15
WSW
3p
5g16
NW
4p
8g19
NW
5p
9g18
WNW
6p
7g17
NW
7p
6g16
NW
8p
9g13
NW
9p
8g12
NW
Flyable 8pm–9pm — best around 8pm: 9 mph NW, gusts 13.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 8pm–9pm — smooth, light NW ~8 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
Friday Flyable flyable 11am–5pm
6a
8g8
SW
7a
4g4
W
8a
5g6
W
9a
3g9
WNW
10a
4g10
WNW
11a
6g9
WNW
12p
8g13
W
1p
9g14
W
2p
8g13
WNW
3p
11g15
NW
4p
11g13
NW
5p
10g14
NW
6p
8g14
NNW
7p
9g12
N
8p
7g11
N
9p
3g7
ENE
Flyable 7am–8pm — best around 2pm: 8 mph WNW, gusts 13. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–8pm — smooth, light N ~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
Saturday Caution workable 6pm
6a
4g5
SSE
7a
5g7
S
8a
7g13
S
9a
8g13
S
10a
7g16
S
11a
8g18
SW
12p
7g20
SW
1p
13g26
WSW
2p
15g28
W
3p
13g28
W
4p
16g28
W
5p
15g25
WNW
6p
15g19
WNW
7p
9g26
WSW
8p
11g29
W
9p
14g32
WNW
Borderline only 6pm — best around 6pm: 15 mph WNW, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
3g13
WSW
7a
4g12
WSW
8a
5g14
W
9a
6g17
W
10a
7g20
W
11a
9g22
W
12p
10g25
W
1p
10g26
W
2p
10g26
W
3p
10g26
W
4p
11g26
WNW
5p
11g26
WNW
6p
11g26
WNW
7p
11g26
WNW
8p
10g26
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 20 mph limit through the day.
Monday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
5g11
NW
7a
6g12
NNW
8a
7g13
N
9a
9g15
NNE
10a
8g17
NNE
11a
7g20
NNE
12p
6g22
NE
1p
6g21
NE
2p
7g19
ENE
3p
8g17
ENE
4p
9g18
ENE
5p
10g19
ENE
6p
10g19
ENE
7p
9g18
ENE
8p
9g17
NE
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 5 mph NW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
3g7
NW
7a
3g8
NNW
8a
4g9
NNE
9a
5g11
NE
10a
6g13
NE
11a
7g16
NE
12p
8g19
NE
1p
8g20
NE
2p
8g21
NE
3p
8g21
NE
4p
9g21
NE
5p
10g21
NE
6p
10g21
NE
7p
9g21
NNE
8p
8g22
NNE
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 3 mph NW, gusts 7.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–8am
6a
1g6
WNW
7a
0g7
W
8a
1g9
ESE
9a
2g11
ESE
10a
3g11
ESE
11a
4g12
ESE
12p
5g14
ESE
1p
3g18
SE
2p
1g22
S
3p
3g25
W
4p
5g26
W
5p
7g25
WNW
6p
8g24
WNW
7p
8g24
WNW
8p
7g23
WNW
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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