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Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 5 mph NE Flyable
ECMWF 3 mph NE · g9 Flyable
GFS 5 mph NE Flyable
ICON 5 mph NE · g10 Flyable
GEM 3 mph N Not flyable
NWS ✓ 5 mph NNEno gust data Not flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
NE
47°
Aloft
5
NE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~13295ft
Temp
86°
F
Cloudbase
17,452
ft MSL
Elevation
4,157
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:32 AM
local
Sunset
9:07 PM
local
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Where it is
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at BOB (Blown Out Butte)
Wind direction
E, SE, S, SW
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–10 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.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–12pm
6a
6g8
NE
7a
4g6
NE
8a
1g1
SSW
9a
1g4
WNW
10a
3g5
SE
11a
5g6
SSW
12p
7g7
WSW
1p
5g5
W
2p
7g8
W
3p
8g9
W
4p
7g12
W
5p
6g14
WNW
6p
1g14
W
7p
5g15
WNW
8p
7g11
NW
9p
8g8
NNE
Flyable 6am–12pm — best around 12pm: 7 mph WSW, gusts 7.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–12pm
6a
2g2
ESE
7a
2g2
NNE
8a
3g4
SE
9a
4g7
SE
10a
3g4
WSW
11a
9g9
W
12p
10g12
W
1p
11g16
WSW
2p
11g19
W
3p
11g20
W
4p
11g20
W
5p
10g19
WNW
6p
9g19
WNW
7p
12g16
NW
8p
10g14
NNW
9p
8g12
N
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 9am: 4 mph SE, gusts 7. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Flyable flyable 9am–10am
6a
6g9
WNW
7a
6g10
WNW
8a
9g11
W
9a
10g11
W
10a
11g13
WSW
11a
14g15
W
12p
15g16
W
1p
16g17
WNW
2p
15g17
WNW
3p
16g17
WNW
4p
14g16
WNW
5p
15g16
WNW
6p
14g16
WNW
7p
10g25
NW
8p
6g23
NNW
9p
5g20
N
Flyable 9am–11am — best around 9am: 10 mph W, gusts 11. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
7g15
WNW
7a
7g14
WNW
8a
7g15
WNW
9a
8g16
WNW
10a
9g19
WNW
11a
11g22
WNW
12p
12g25
WNW
1p
12g26
WNW
2p
12g26
WNW
3p
12g25
WNW
4p
12g25
WNW
5p
12g25
NW
6p
12g24
NW
7p
10g23
NW
8p
8g20
WNW
9p
6g18
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
3g6
NNE
7a
3g7
NNE
8a
3g9
NNE
9a
3g11
N
10a
4g12
NW
11a
7g12
WNW
12p
9g13
WNW
1p
9g16
WNW
2p
10g20
WNW
3p
10g22
WNW
4p
10g22
WNW
5p
10g19
NW
6p
9g17
NW
7p
8g17
NW
8p
6g17
NW
9p
5g17
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
5g13
NE
7a
6g12
NE
8a
6g12
NE
9a
6g13
NE
10a
4g13
NE
11a
1g14
NNE
12p
2g15
W
1p
4g16
W
2p
5g17
W
3p
6g18
WNW
4p
7g17
WNW
5p
9g15
NW
6p
9g13
NW
7p
8g13
NNW
8p
6g13
N
9p
5g13
NNE
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 8am: 6 mph NE, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Thursday Caution workable 6am
6a
6g13
NE
7a
6g15
NE
8a
6g17
ENE
9a
4g19
ENE
10a
2g18
NE
11a
2g16
W
12p
5g15
W
1p
6g19
WNW
2p
8g24
WNW
3p
10g27
WNW
4p
11g27
NW
5p
12g25
NW
6p
12g24
NW
7p
10g24
NW
8p
8g24
NNW
9p
6g25
NNW
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 6 mph NE, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
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