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Hokah

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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 153° SSE
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Temp
48°
F
Dew point
41°
F
Elevation
1,027
ft MSL
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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

Monday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
2g4
ENE
7a
3g5
NE
8a
4g7
NE
9a
10g24
SE
10a
12g24
SE
11a
11g23
SE
12p
11g24
SSE
1p
8g22
SE
2p
16g28
SSE
3p
19g36
SE
4p
14g34
SSE
5p
12g42
SSE
6p
10g28
SE
7p
7g25
SE
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph ENE, gusts 4.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
3g7
WSW
7a
4g8
WSW
8a
2g7
SW
9a
9g22
W
10a
10g19
WNW
11a
11g19
WNW
12p
11g15
WNW
1p
11g15
WNW
2p
12g16
WNW
3p
11g16
WNW
4p
11g15
WNW
5p
10g15
WNW
6p
8g14
WNW
7p
4g10
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 7am: 4 mph WSW, gusts 8.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
5g9
ENE
7a
6g10
ENE
8a
6g11
ENE
9a
6g13
ENE
10a
7g15
E
11a
7g16
E
12p
8g17
E
1p
8g17
ESE
2p
7g16
ESE
3p
6g14
ESE
4p
5g13
ESE
5p
5g12
SE
6p
4g12
SE
7p
4g11
ESE
Wind's out of the ESE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
4g8
NE
7a
4g9
NE
8a
5g9
NE
9a
5g10
NE
10a
6g11
NE
11a
6g13
NE
12p
6g15
NE
1p
5g16
ENE
2p
5g15
NE
3p
4g14
NE
4p
3g13
NE
5p
3g13
NE
6p
2g14
ENE
7p
2g15
E
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:10 PM
6a
4g16
E
7a
6g18
E
8a
7g19
ESE
9a
7g19
ESE
10a
8g19
ESE
11a
9g20
SE
12p
10g20
SE
1p
10g20
SE
2p
10g19
SE
3p
9g18
SE
4p
9g18
ESE
5p
10g18
SE
6p
11g19
SE
7p
12g20
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Caution workable 12pm–1pm 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
14g23
SSW
7a
13g26
SSW
8a
13g27
SW
9a
13g26
SW
10a
13g25
SW
11a
13g23
WSW
12p
12g20
WSW
1p
10g18
WSW
2p
4g20
W
3p
4g23
NE
4p
10g25
NE
5p
11g25
ENE
6p
11g24
ENE
7p
11g23
ENE
Borderline only 12pm–1pm — best around 12pm: 12 mph WSW, gusts 20. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:06 PM
6a
7g17
E
7a
7g17
E
8a
7g17
E
9a
7g17
E
10a
8g18
E
11a
8g18
E
12p
9g19
ESE
1p
9g20
ESE
2p
10g21
ESE
3p
11g21
ESE
4p
11g22
ESE
5p
11g23
ESE
6p
10g24
ESE
7p
9g24
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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