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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 93° E
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
E
93°
Aloft
7
E @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~2886ft
Temp
46°
F
Cloudbase
16,564
ft MSL
Elevation
13,678
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:59 AM
local
Sunset
8:13 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Summit House

Wind direction

NE (45°) → SE (135°)

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

Ideal speed

3–9 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.

The 13,678 ft summit of Pikes Peak - an extreme hike-and-fly / vol-biv launch for experienced pilots, not a casual club site. At this altitude true airspeed runs far above indicated, so keep wind light and launch early before convection builds; west/lee winds bring severe rotor and sink and are unflyable. Main hazards are afternoon storms and strong thermic cycles - be down by early afternoon. Advanced/expert only.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 7pm–8pm
5a
13g18
WSW
6a
12g20
W
7a
11g16
W
8a
17g25
WSW
9a
21g29
WSW
10a
19g28
W
11a
16g25
W
12p
17g24
W
1p
13g17
WNW
2p
16g23
NW
3p
14g20
NW
4p
12g16
WNW
5p
12g21
NNW
6p
15g21
N
7p
10g14
NNE
8p
7g10
NNE
Flyable 7pm–8pm — best around 8pm: 7 mph NNE, gusts 10.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm — smooth, light NNE ~7 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 Caution workable 1pm–2pm
6a
9g10
SSW
7a
7g10
SW
8a
9g11
SW
9a
11g14
SW
10a
8g12
WSW
11a
8g13
NW
12p
9g15
NW
1p
4g11
ENE
2p
14g16
NE
3p
7g18
NE
4p
11g19
ENE
5p
9g16
E
6p
16g21
ENE
7p
16g24
ESE
8p
16g27
ESE
Borderline only 1pm–2pm — best around 1pm: 4 mph ENE, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Caution workable 9am–10am
6a
7g8
NW
7a
6g7
NNW
8a
5g7
NNW
9a
6g12
N
10a
9g16
N
11a
12g21
NNE
12p
11g21
NNE
1p
9g17
NE
2p
15g21
ENE
3p
16g20
NE
4p
14g19
ENE
5p
16g22
ENE
6p
14g22
ENE
7p
5g14
E
8p
3g14
ESE
Borderline only 9am–10am — best around 9am: 6 mph N, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
4g16
W
7a
4g16
W
8a
4g16
W
9a
4g16
WNW
10a
2g17
NNW
11a
3g18
NE
12p
5g19
ENE
1p
6g19
ENE
2p
7g19
E
3p
7g19
E
4p
7g20
ESE
5p
7g20
ESE
6p
7g21
SE
7p
6g20
SE
8p
4g18
SE
No usable window today.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
4g16
W
7a
4g19
WNW
8a
5g23
WNW
9a
6g26
NW
10a
5g26
NW
11a
4g25
WNW
12p
3g25
WNW
1p
3g26
WNW
2p
3g28
WNW
3p
3g29
W
4p
2g27
W
5p
1g24
SSW
6p
1g22
SSE
7p
1g20
SE
8p
1g18
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g14
NW
7a
3g15
WNW
8a
2g16
SW
9a
3g18
S
10a
5g20
SSE
11a
7g23
SSE
12p
7g24
SSE
1p
6g24
SSE
2p
3g24
SSE
3p
2g23
SSE
4p
3g24
SSE
5p
4g25
SE
6p
5g25
SE
7p
4g24
SE
8p
2g23
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g19
W
7a
3g19
W
8a
3g20
WSW
9a
3g20
WSW
10a
2g20
SW
11a
2g20
SW
12p
2g20
SSW
1p
2g22
S
2p
2g25
S
3p
3g26
S
4p
3g24
S
5p
2g22
S
6p
2g19
S
7p
2g18
S
8p
2g17
SSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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