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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 335° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
NNW
335°
Aloft
8
NW @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~8364ft
Temp
79°
F
Cloudbase
13,525
ft MSL
Elevation
5,161
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 2

Wind direction

ESE (120°) → SSW (202°)

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

Ideal speed

6–14 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.

A separate SE/S-facing sub-launch of the Sieben Ranch area north of Helena (~5,100 ft), opposite aspect to the main W/NW launch. No club guide exists, so the SE-through-S window is inferred. Expect afternoon thermals, possible overdevelopment, and lee rotor if wind backs to W/NW. Private ranch land - landowner permission and a local briefing required before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
6a
9g12
SSE
7a
10g13
S
8a
14g19
S
9a
12g16
S
10a
11g16
SSW
11a
9g11
SSW
12p
7g10
SSW
1p
6g12
SW
2p
6g15
WSW
3p
5g16
W
4p
7g18
WNW
5p
7g17
WNW
6p
5g15
WNW
7p
5g16
NW
8p
5g11
NW
9p
5g9
NNW
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 6am: 9 mph SSE, gusts 12. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
8g11
S
7a
7g9
S
8a
6g7
S
9a
5g10
SSW
10a
5g10
SW
11a
4g9
SW
12p
7g12
W
1p
8g13
W
2p
8g12
W
3p
8g13
WNW
4p
8g12
WNW
5p
8g12
NW
6p
7g12
NW
7p
7g11
NNW
8p
5g9
NNE
9p
7g11
ENE
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 8 mph S, gusts 11. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
8g8
S
7a
10g13
S
8a
12g18
S
9a
13g20
SSE
10a
11g22
S
11a
9g20
SSW
12p
10g24
SW
1p
9g25
SW
2p
13g27
WSW
3p
13g28
WSW
4p
15g27
W
5p
12g24
WNW
6p
11g16
WNW
7p
5g18
WSW
8p
7g21
W
9p
9g23
W
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 8 mph S, gusts 8. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
7g18
SW
7a
7g19
SW
8a
8g20
WSW
9a
8g21
WSW
10a
9g22
WSW
11a
9g23
WSW
12p
9g24
WSW
1p
10g26
W
2p
11g27
W
3p
11g28
W
4p
11g28
W
5p
11g27
W
6p
10g26
W
7p
8g24
W
8p
6g21
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
9g23
N
7a
10g20
N
8a
10g13
N
9a
10g10
N
10a
9g12
N
11a
8g17
N
12p
6g20
N
1p
6g19
N
2p
6g17
NNE
3p
6g15
NNE
4p
6g16
N
5p
7g17
N
6p
7g19
N
7p
7g19
NNE
8p
7g18
NNE
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g6
NNW
7a
3g7
NNW
8a
4g8
NNW
9a
4g9
N
10a
5g12
N
11a
7g15
NNE
12p
9g17
NNE
1p
9g17
NNE
2p
9g17
NNE
3p
9g18
NNE
4p
9g19
NNE
5p
9g21
NNE
6p
9g22
NNE
7p
8g22
NNE
8p
6g22
NNE
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph NNW, gusts 6.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g12
SSW
7a
1g12
SSW
8a
2g13
SSW
9a
3g15
SSW
10a
5g17
S
11a
7g20
S
12p
8g23
S
1p
8g23
SSW
2p
7g23
SSW
3p
7g24
SW
4p
8g25
WSW
5p
9g27
W
6p
10g28
W
7p
10g28
W
8p
8g27
W
No usable window today.
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