Adams Friendship Airport

WI
Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Flyable ⚠️
High confidence · 5 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
⚠️ Flyable but demanding — needs P5 P5
NESW 221° SW
Wind now: SW (221°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
SW
221°
Aloft
14
SW @ridge
Thermals
Good
base ~5182ft
Temp
70°
F
Cloudbase
6,150
ft MSL
Elevation
968
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionN (0°) → N (359°)
  • Ideal speed3–10 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 14 mph base · gusts ≤ 17

This is Adams County Airport (Legion Field), flat terrain ~968 ft MSL near Friendship/Adams, WI — NOT a directional ridge/mountain launch. The orientation hint listing all 8 octants (N through NW) confirms an omnidirectional flatland TOW / WINCH / powered-paraglider (PPG) operation. Compass AirSports lists Adams, WI as one of its paragliding/tow flying locations, and the area is used by Wisconsin PPG pilots. Because launches are towed (or motor-driven PPG) into whatever wind exists, wind DIRECTION is essentially unrestricted — pilots tow into the wind regardless of azimuth (ideal and marginal arcs both 0-359). The real limits are wind SPEED and turbulence: light, smooth conditions are best for tow/PPG. Ideal ~3-10 mph; usable up to ~12-15 mph; avoid gusty conditions (gust spread > a few mph) since flatland thermal turbulence and gust fronts — not lee-side rotor — are the main hazard. Best flown early morning or evening glass-off when winds are light and smooth. No USHPA chapter or club site guide with explicit foot-launch wind-window numbers was found; values here are inferred from the tow/PPG nature of the site and general flatland-towing guidance, hence low confidence. Verify current conditions, access, and ratings directly with Compass AirSports or local Wisconsin PPG/tow groups before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–7pm
6a
2g5
WSW
7a
6g9
W
8a
5g9
W
9a
6g13
WNW
10a
7g15
WSW
11a
9g16
W
12p
10g15
W
1p
10g14
W
2p
10g14
W
3p
9g15
W
4p
7g14
WNW
5p
10g16
W
6p
8g17
W
7p
7g17
SW
Prime conditions 6am–7pm — best around 7am: 6 mph W, gusts 9. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 6am–3pm
6a
3g6
SSE
7a
4g10
WSW
8a
5g10
SW
9a
7g9
SW
10a
9g12
W
11a
11g14
W
12p
11g16
W
1p
12g17
W
2p
8g13
WSW
3p
8g14
W
4p
11g21
W
5p
15g27
WNW
6p
14g27
NW
7p
12g28
NW
Prime conditions 6am–12pm — best around 9am: 7 mph SW, gusts 9. Workable thermals likely — soarable beyond pure ridge lift.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am
6a
8g15
SSE
7a
9g26
SSW
8a
9g26
SSE
9a
14g30
SSE
10a
18g33
SSE
11a
20g40
SSE
12p
16g34
S
1p
15g34
S
2p
14g27
ESE
3p
15g31
SE
4p
15g33
SE
5p
12g30
SE
6p
8g24
SE
7p
4g19
ESE
Borderline only 6am — best around 6am: 8 mph SSE, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +7 mph over base.
Thursday Not flyable workable 8am–1pm
6a
10g20
NNW
7a
11g20
NW
8a
11g22
NW
9a
12g24
NW
10a
12g26
NW
11a
12g27
NW
12p
13g28
WNW
1p
13g29
WNW
2p
13g29
WNW
3p
11g29
WNW
4p
10g28
WNW
5p
10g26
WNW
6p
10g23
WNW
7p
10g20
NW
Borderline only 8am–1pm — best around 8am: 11 mph NW, gusts 22. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +11 mph over base.
Friday Caution flyable 6am–10am
6a
6g13
WNW
7a
6g12
WNW
8a
6g13
WNW
9a
7g14
WNW
10a
8g15
WNW
11a
10g19
WNW
12p
12g23
WNW
1p
13g25
WNW
2p
13g25
NW
3p
12g23
NW
4p
10g22
NW
5p
8g23
NW
6p
6g25
NNW
7p
3g26
NNW
Prime conditions 6am–6pm — best around 7am: 6 mph WNW, gusts 12. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline. A little gusty — +6 mph over base.
Saturday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
3g10
SE
7a
3g11
ESE
8a
3g13
ESE
9a
2g17
E
10a
1g18
E
11a
0g16
E
12p
0g13
S
1p
1g12
SW
2p
1g17
W
3p
2g25
WNW
4p
2g29
WNW
5p
3g26
NW
6p
3g18
NW
7p
2g13
NNW
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 3 mph SE, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Sunday Not flyable workable 6am–8am
6a
7g18
E
7a
7g20
E
8a
9g22
E
9a
11g24
ESE
10a
13g25
ESE
11a
14g24
ESE
12p
14g24
ESE
1p
13g24
ESE
2p
11g25
ESE
3p
9g27
SE
4p
8g28
SSE
5p
7g27
SE
6p
7g26
SE
7p
8g24
ESE
Borderline only 6am–8am — best around 6am: 7 mph E, gusts 18. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +11 mph over base.
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