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Dominguez Canyon Morning Site

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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 96° E
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Temp
72°
F
Dew point
49°
F
Elevation
5,417
ft MSL
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What we look for at Dominguez Canyon Morning Site

Wind direction

ESE (112°) → WSW (247°)

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

Ideal speed

4–12 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.

Morning thermic canyon launch near Whitewater/Grand Junction (~5,400 ft), flying the early cycle on SE-through-SW wind before midday valley flow builds. Switch to the companion afternoon site (opposite N/W aspect, a stronger cliff launch) once the gradient turns NW. Watch for strong midday thermals, overdevelopment, and lee rotor if the wind backs into the north. Light early-morning conditions are the window.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 7:22 PM
6a
5g11
E
7a
7g10
SSE
8a
6g16
SSE
9a
12g18
SSW
10a
7g13
SSW
11a
17g20
SSE
12p
14g15
SE
1p
18g20
SE
2p
17g19
ESE
3p
15g19
ESE
4p
8g9
NE
5p
12g13
ESE
6p
12g17
SE
7p
15g24
SE
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 7am: 7 mph SSE, gusts 10. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:21 PM
6a
13g18
SE
7a
14g20
ESE
8a
11g17
SSE
9a
10g17
SSE
10a
10g14
SW
11a
15g21
ESE
12p
17g20
ESE
1p
21g26
ESE
2p
19g25
SE
3p
14g20
SSE
4p
14g20
SE
5p
15g21
SE
6p
14g22
SSE
7p
13g20
SSE
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 8am: 11 mph SSE, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 9am–11am 🌅 sunset 7:19 PM
6a
3g11
SSE
7a
4g11
SSE
8a
4g9
SSE
9a
4g9
SSE
10a
4g11
SE
11a
5g13
ESE
12p
6g14
E
1p
5g14
E
2p
4g13
ENE
3p
4g12
NE
4p
4g12
NE
5p
4g11
NE
6p
3g10
NNE
7p
2g9
N
Borderline only 9am–11am — best around 11am: 5 mph ESE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
2g4
SSE
7a
2g6
SE
8a
3g7
SE
9a
4g9
ESE
10a
5g11
ESE
11a
6g14
ESE
12p
7g15
ESE
1p
7g13
SE
2p
7g11
SE
3p
7g10
SE
4p
5g12
SE
5p
4g15
SE
6p
4g17
ESE
7p
3g17
E
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 2pm: 7 mph SE, gusts 11. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
6a
1g4
SSW
7a
1g4
ESE
8a
3g4
E
9a
5g6
E
10a
5g10
E
11a
4g16
ESE
12p
4g19
SE
1p
1g18
E
2p
4g15
N
3p
7g12
NNW
4p
8g13
NNW
5p
10g15
NW
6p
10g17
NW
7p
7g17
NW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 9am: 5 mph E, gusts 6. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–7am 🌅 sunset 7:14 PM
6a
3g6
E
7a
3g7
ESE
8a
3g9
SE
9a
4g11
SSE
10a
5g12
SE
11a
7g14
ESE
12p
8g16
ESE
1p
6g18
ESE
2p
2g20
ENE
3p
3g22
N
4p
4g21
NNW
5p
6g18
NNW
6p
7g17
NW
7p
6g16
NW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 7am: 3 mph ESE, gusts 7. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
1g3
SSE
7a
1g4
SE
8a
1g5
ESE
9a
2g7
ESE
10a
2g8
E
11a
3g10
E
12p
2g12
E
1p
1g14
NE
2p
2g15
N
3p
3g16
NNW
4p
5g17
NW
5p
7g18
NW
6p
7g19
NW
7p
7g19
NW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 3. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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