Cosmos

Cosmos, MN
45.0110°, -94.7984° Directions ↗

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Flyable
High confidence · · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 17° NNE
Current conditions
Flyability score
95
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
NNE
17°
Aloft
6
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1909ft
Temp
76°
F
Cloudbase
3,028
ft MSL
Elevation
1,119
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:50 AM
local
Sunset
9:00 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Cosmos

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

Tow launches point into the wind, so any direction works.

Ideal speed

0–8 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.

Second pin on SDI Paragliding Academy's Cosmos tow-road complex (main entry: pge-16557); static/payout tow, $20/tow for rated pilots. 2026-07-16 audit.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–6pm
5a
4g9
NNW
6a
3g9
N
7a
2g6
NW
8a
5g9
N
9a
5g8
NNE
10a
5g10
NNE
11a
6g9
NNE
12p
6g8
NNE
1p
7g9
NNE
2p
9g10
NNE
3p
10g12
NNE
4p
9g12
N
5p
9g12
NNE
6p
8g11
NNE
7p
6g11
NNE
8p
3g8
NNE
9p
3g5
N
Flyable 5am–9pm — best around 7am: 2 mph NW, gusts 6. 14 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 7pm–9pm — smooth, light N ~3 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
Sunday Flyable flyable 11am–6pm
5a
3g3
NE
6a
5g5
SE
7a
4g6
SE
8a
1g7
SE
9a
3g7
S
10a
4g11
SSW
11a
7g12
SSW
12p
8g11
SSW
1p
9g11
SSW
2p
9g11
SSW
3p
8g9
S
4p
8g10
S
5p
9g11
S
6p
9g12
SSW
7p
7g12
SSW
8p
5g10
SSE
9p
6g12
SSE
Flyable 5am–9pm — best around 5am: 3 mph NE, gusts 3. 12 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–9pm — smooth, light SSE ~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
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
8g15
SSW
6a
4g9
SSW
7a
3g4
NE
8a
14g24
SSW
9a
12g22
SSW
10a
10g21
SSW
11a
9g21
SW
12p
10g22
WSW
1p
11g22
W
2p
12g23
WNW
3p
13g23
WNW
4p
13g23
WNW
5p
13g22
WNW
6p
12g21
WNW
7p
11g20
WNW
8p
11g19
WNW
No usable window today.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
12g21
NNW
6a
12g20
NNW
7a
12g20
NNW
8a
12g21
NNW
9a
12g22
NNW
10a
12g23
NNW
11a
12g24
NNW
12p
13g24
NNW
1p
13g25
NNW
2p
13g25
NNW
3p
13g24
NNW
4p
13g24
NNW
5p
12g23
NNW
6p
11g22
NNW
7p
10g21
NNW
8p
9g21
NNW
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g15
NE
6a
4g15
NE
7a
3g14
NE
8a
3g14
ENE
9a
2g15
E
10a
2g15
SE
11a
2g13
SSE
12p
1g12
SW
1p
2g11
W
2p
2g12
W
3p
2g13
WNW
4p
2g14
WNW
5p
1g14
W
6p
1g13
SW
7p
2g11
S
8p
2g11
S
No usable window today.
Thursday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
6g7
S
6a
7g8
S
7a
7g9
S
8a
7g10
SSW
9a
6g11
SSW
10a
7g12
SW
11a
7g14
SW
12p
7g17
SW
1p
8g19
SW
2p
8g18
SW
3p
7g15
SW
4p
7g13
SW
5p
7g15
SSW
6p
9g17
SSW
7p
9g19
S
8p
9g18
S
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 6 mph S, gusts 7. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
5a
6g11
NNE
6a
5g10
NNE
7a
5g9
NNE
8a
5g9
N
9a
5g10
N
10a
5g10
N
11a
5g11
N
12p
4g11
N
1p
4g12
N
2p
4g12
N
3p
4g12
NNE
4p
4g12
NNE
5p
4g13
NE
6p
5g13
NE
7p
5g12
NE
8p
5g12
NE
Flyable 5am–2pm — best around 7am: 5 mph NNE, gusts 9. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 7pm–8pm — smooth, light NE ~5 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
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