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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 357° N
Flyability score
90
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Temp
52°
F
Dew point
20°
F
Elevation
5,850
ft MSL
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What we look for at Duck Hill

Wind direction

WNW (300°) → N (360°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

West-side ridge-soaring site above Washoe Valley near Washoe Lake (~5,900 ft), listed in the BHGC Reno/Tahoe database. Soars in a NW-through-N wind, with W and NE as marginal edges. Rated H3 (H2 with an instructor); unregulated. The big regional hazard is the Washoe Zephyr, a strong afternoon valley wind that can blow the site out or cause rotor — favor mornings and the evening glass-off. High density altitude means faster launch and landing.

Window data compiled from bhgc.org, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Caution workable 11am–5pm 🌅 sunset 7:10 PM
6a
8g10
ESE
7a
12g15
SSE
8a
12g15
SSE
9a
4g11
SSW
10a
6g16
WSW
11a
9g16
W
12p
10g15
W
1p
13g17
W
2p
14g21
W
3p
11g16
W
4p
12g18
WNW
5p
10g16
WNW
6p
13g21
WNW
7p
13g27
NW
Borderline only 11am–5pm — best around 5pm: 10 mph WNW, gusts 16. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
6g9
NW
7a
5g7
NW
8a
2g4
NW
9a
1g8
NE
10a
7g7
SE
11a
8g9
SE
12p
6g7
SE
1p
6g7
SE
2p
6g7
ESE
3p
7g8
ESE
4p
6g7
E
5p
10g11
E
6p
11g13
E
7p
11g16
E
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 6 mph NW, gusts 9. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 1pm–2pm 🌅 sunset 7:07 PM
6a
4g4
ESE
7a
6g6
SE
8a
6g6
SE
9a
6g7
SSE
10a
8g8
SSE
11a
8g8
SSE
12p
6g10
S
1p
14g15
W
2p
17g19
W
3p
20g23
W
4p
21g27
W
5p
21g30
W
6p
9g24
WSW
7p
7g21
SW
Borderline only 1pm–2pm — best around 1pm: 14 mph W, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:05 PM
6a
2g12
WSW
7a
2g11
SW
8a
2g12
SSW
9a
3g14
S
10a
5g16
S
11a
6g19
S
12p
7g21
SSW
1p
9g24
SSW
2p
10g26
SW
3p
11g28
SW
4p
12g31
WSW
5p
12g31
WSW
6p
10g28
WSW
7p
7g22
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Caution workable 6am–7am 🌅 sunset 7:03 PM
6a
1g8
W
7a
1g9
W
8a
1g10
WSW
9a
3g13
SSW
10a
5g18
SSW
11a
7g21
SSW
12p
7g20
SSW
1p
8g18
SW
2p
8g18
SW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
9g29
WSW
5p
9g33
WSW
6p
7g35
WSW
7p
5g35
SW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 1 mph W, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:02 PM
6a
1g3
WNW
7a
2g4
WNW
8a
2g6
WNW
9a
1g7
NNW
10a
2g10
NE
11a
3g12
ENE
12p
4g13
ENE
1p
4g14
ENE
2p
4g14
ENE
3p
5g15
NE
4p
7g16
NE
5p
7g17
NNE
6p
7g17
NNE
7p
7g17
N
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 3. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 10am 🌅 sunset 7:00 PM
6a
1g10
W
7a
2g11
W
8a
2g11
W
9a
1g11
NW
10a
3g10
NE
11a
4g10
NE
12p
5g12
ENE
1p
5g15
ENE
2p
4g17
ENE
3p
5g18
ENE
4p
6g18
ENE
5p
6g18
ENE
6p
5g18
ENE
7p
4g18
NE
Borderline only 10am — best around 10am: 3 mph NE, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
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