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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 45° NE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
2
mph
Direction
NE
45°
Aloft
6
SSE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~2432ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
3,459
ft MSL
Elevation
1,027
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:52 AM
local
Sunset
8:31 PM
local
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Where it is

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

Wind direction

S (180°) → WSW (247°)

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.

Ridge-soaring bluff in the Mississippi River bluff country of SE Minnesota. Works on moderate S/SW flow; keep it light and smooth and watch for lee-side rotor and turbulence over the river valley. Local-knowledge site — check access and conditions with Minnesota Free Flight before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
5a
4g3
NNE
6a
2g3
NNW
7a
3g3
NNE
8a
1g9
WNW
9a
4g10
SW
10a
8g13
SSW
11a
9g12
SSW
12p
9g12
SW
1p
9g13
SSW
2p
6g9
SW
3p
7g9
SW
4p
7g10
SSW
5p
8g11
SSW
6p
5g8
SSW
7p
3g8
SSW
8p
3g9
S
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 10am: 8 mph SSW, gusts 13. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–8pm — smooth, light SSW ~5 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Friday Not flyable no window
5a
5g7
ENE
6a
4g6
ENE
7a
4g11
ENE
8a
4g12
E
9a
9g20
SE
10a
3g16
ESE
11a
9g18
SE
12p
9g18
ESE
1p
11g29
ESE
2p
14g30
ENE
3p
9g26
ENE
4p
14g33
ENE
5p
14g31
ENE
6p
15g34
NE
7p
15g34
NE
8p
15g35
NE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
3g14
N
6a
4g15
N
7a
5g15
N
8a
7g15
NNE
9a
5g15
NNE
10a
7g14
NNE
11a
7g16
NNE
12p
9g16
NNE
1p
10g16
NNE
2p
10g18
NNE
3p
10g19
N
4p
10g18
N
5p
10g20
N
6p
10g19
N
7p
11g20
N
8p
6g13
N
Wind's out of the N most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
7g12
NNE
6a
7g14
NNE
7a
8g15
NE
8a
8g15
NE
9a
7g16
NE
10a
7g16
NE
11a
7g16
NE
12p
7g17
NE
1p
7g17
NE
2p
7g16
NE
3p
6g15
NE
4p
5g13
NE
5p
4g11
NE
6p
3g9
NNE
7p
2g7
NNE
8p
2g6
NNE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
4g7
SSE
6a
4g7
SSE
7a
4g7
SSE
8a
5g9
SSE
9a
5g10
SSE
10a
5g11
SE
11a
5g12
SE
12p
5g12
SE
1p
5g13
SE
2p
6g13
SE
3p
6g13
SE
4p
7g14
SE
5p
7g15
SE
6p
6g15
SE
7p
5g16
SSE
8p
5g15
SSE
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 4 mph SSE, gusts 7.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
5g8
SSE
6a
6g9
SSE
7a
7g11
S
8a
7g11
S
9a
7g12
SSW
10a
7g13
SSW
11a
7g15
SW
12p
7g17
SW
1p
8g19
SW
2p
7g19
SW
3p
6g18
SW
4p
5g17
SW
5p
5g18
WSW
6p
5g19
W
7p
6g19
W
8p
4g18
W
Flyable 5am–10am — best around 8am: 7 mph S, gusts 11. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
6g12
NW
6a
6g13
NW
7a
6g14
NW
8a
6g14
NW
9a
7g14
NNW
10a
8g15
NNW
11a
8g15
NNW
12p
8g16
NNW
1p
8g16
NNW
2p
8g17
NNW
3p
7g17
NNW
4p
7g17
NNW
5p
7g17
NNW
6p
7g18
NNW
7p
6g18
NNW
8p
6g17
NNW
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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