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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 69° ENE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Direction
ENE
69°
Aloft
16
ENE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3045ft
Temp
65°
F
Cloudbase
5,289
ft MSL
Elevation
2,244
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:49 AM
local
Sunset
7:45 PM
local
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What we look for at Henson Gap - Tennessee Tree Toppers

Wind direction

WNW (290°) → NNW (340°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

Works W/NW(primary)/N. Club states max base wind 12 mph. As winds rise a venturi forms in gap N of the ramp = less lift, more headwind. Prone to rapid changes: gust fronts, storms. Radial ramp (HG) + Burnside grass (PG/HG). PG P3 (P2 w/ briefing). idealSpeedMin est.

Window data compiled from soaringroadtrip.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Not flyable no window
5a
6g13
ENE
6a
5g12
ENE
7a
7g15
ENE
8a
4g9
ENE
9a
6g11
ESE
10a
5g11
SSE
11a
7g9
SSE
12p
6g7
S
1p
5g7
S
2p
5g5
SW
3p
6g6
WSW
4p
5g6
WSW
5p
5g9
SW
6p
4g7
WSW
7p
3g7
WSW
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
4g12
SE
6a
6g15
SW
7a
10g19
SSE
8a
8g15
SSE
9a
6g12
WSW
10a
12g19
SE
11a
13g20
SE
12p
7g13
S
1p
7g14
SSW
2p
11g19
SSE
3p
16g25
SSE
4p
15g24
SSE
5p
15g28
SSE
6p
9g20
SW
7p
10g22
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
7g14
S
6a
7g16
SSW
7a
8g17
SSW
8a
8g17
SW
9a
7g17
SW
10a
7g17
SW
11a
8g19
SW
12p
9g21
SW
1p
10g22
SW
2p
10g23
SW
3p
10g23
SW
4p
10g22
SW
5p
9g21
SW
6p
8g19
SW
7p
7g17
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
4g8
S
6a
4g9
S
7a
4g9
S
8a
5g10
S
9a
6g12
S
10a
7g14
S
11a
7g16
S
12p
8g20
SSW
1p
8g21
SSW
2p
8g21
SSW
3p
7g19
SSW
4p
7g18
SSW
5p
5g19
SSW
6p
3g21
SSW
7p
2g22
SW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
3g7
S
6a
3g6
SSE
7a
3g6
SE
8a
3g6
SSE
9a
4g7
S
10a
5g9
S
11a
5g9
S
12p
5g10
S
1p
6g11
SSE
2p
6g12
S
3p
7g14
S
4p
7g15
S
5p
7g15
S
6p
5g14
S
7p
4g14
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g7
S
6a
4g7
SSW
7a
4g7
SSW
8a
4g8
SSW
9a
5g8
SW
10a
5g9
SW
11a
5g10
SW
12p
5g11
SW
1p
5g12
SW
2p
4g13
SW
3p
2g14
SW
4p
1g15
SW
5p
1g14
SSW
6p
1g12
WSW
7p
1g10
WSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
1g4
NW
6a
1g5
NW
7a
2g5
NW
8a
2g6
NW
9a
2g7
NNW
10a
2g8
NNW
11a
3g9
N
12p
3g10
N
1p
3g11
N
2p
4g11
N
3p
4g11
N
4p
5g12
N
5p
5g12
N
6p
5g12
N
7p
5g12
N
Flyable 5am–3pm — best around 5am: 1 mph NW, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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