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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 143° SE
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Temp
49°
F
Dew point
39°
F
Elevation
1,063
ft MSL
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What we look for at Rushford

Wind direction

SE (130°) → S (185°)

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

Ideal speed

8–18 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.

One of the better Driftless bluff ridge-soaring sites in the Midwest, in the Root River valley of SE Minnesota. Launch faces roughly SSE, so it works best on a straight-on south-to-southeast wind; too far off-axis risks rotor off the bluff. LZ options in the valley are limited. Likely P2/H2 with a site intro — confirm access with Minnesota Free Flight.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Caution workable 8am 🌅 sunset 7:18 PM
6a
3g7
ENE
7a
4g8
E
8a
3g8
E
9a
11g25
SE
10a
12g25
SE
11a
9g24
SSE
12p
10g24
SSE
1p
10g28
SE
2p
9g21
SSE
3p
17g35
SE
4p
19g43
SE
5p
9g39
ESE
6p
11g28
SE
7p
10g27
SSE
Borderline only 8am — best around 8am: 3 mph E, gusts 8. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:17 PM
6a
3g5
E
7a
4g4
E
8a
3g6
ENE
9a
6g24
WNW
10a
9g21
WNW
11a
11g17
WNW
12p
11g15
WNW
1p
11g16
WNW
2p
11g15
WNW
3p
11g15
WNW
4p
11g15
WNW
5p
9g13
WNW
6p
7g13
WNW
7p
4g7
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
4g7
ENE
7a
5g8
ENE
8a
6g11
ENE
9a
7g13
E
10a
7g15
E
11a
7g16
E
12p
8g17
E
1p
7g17
ESE
2p
6g16
ESE
3p
5g14
ESE
4p
5g13
SE
5p
4g12
SE
6p
5g12
SE
7p
5g12
ESE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
3g6
NE
7a
3g7
NE
8a
4g8
NE
9a
5g9
NE
10a
5g11
NE
11a
6g13
NE
12p
6g15
ENE
1p
5g17
ENE
2p
5g16
ENE
3p
4g14
NE
4p
3g13
NE
5p
3g13
NE
6p
2g15
NE
7p
2g15
NE
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 7:11 PM
6a
5g14
E
7a
6g16
E
8a
7g17
ESE
9a
7g18
ESE
10a
8g18
ESE
11a
8g19
ESE
12p
9g20
SE
1p
10g21
SE
2p
10g20
SE
3p
9g19
ESE
4p
9g18
ESE
5p
10g19
ESE
6p
11g20
SE
7p
12g21
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
14g21
SSW
7a
13g24
SW
8a
13g24
SW
9a
13g24
SW
10a
13g24
SW
11a
12g21
WSW
12p
12g19
WSW
1p
10g17
WSW
2p
4g19
WSW
3p
4g23
NE
4p
9g26
ENE
5p
11g25
ENE
6p
11g23
ENE
7p
11g22
ENE
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
7g17
E
7a
7g17
E
8a
7g17
E
9a
7g17
E
10a
7g17
E
11a
7g18
E
12p
7g18
E
1p
8g19
E
2p
8g20
E
3p
9g20
ESE
4p
10g21
ESE
5p
10g22
ESE
6p
10g23
ESE
7p
9g23
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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