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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
High confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind WNW (303°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 303° WNW
Wind now: WNW (303°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
14
mph base
Gusts
17
mph
Direction
WNW
303°
Aloft
16
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~10227ft
Temp
82°
F
Cloudbase
13,892
ft MSL
Elevation
3,665
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionSSE (160°) → SSW (200°)
  • Ideal speed5–10 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 17

Faces S ~3700ft. PG range 5-12mph, ideal ~8. South-facing midday launch. Severe thermal turbulence at/near launch in heat; dust devils common.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window
6a
1g1
ESE
7a
2g3
ENE
8a
2g3
ENE
9a
1g4
ENE
10a
1g4
ENE
11a
2g5
WSW
12p
6g7
WSW
1p
10g11
SW
2p
14g16
WSW
3p
5g11
NNW
4p
11g12
W
5p
17g18
W
6p
14g17
WNW
7p
12g16
NW
8p
5g7
WNW
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
6a
8g11
SW
7a
7g16
W
8a
15g22
WNW
9a
22g29
W
10a
23g30
W
11a
25g32
W
12p
25g32
W
1p
25g32
W
2p
25g31
W
3p
23g28
W
4p
16g19
NW
5p
17g21
NW
6p
18g23
NNW
7p
18g26
NNW
8p
17g30
NNW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g9
NNE
7a
3g6
NE
8a
2g5
ENE
9a
5g7
E
10a
4g11
E
11a
2g10
E
12p
7g20
W
1p
7g20
W
2p
8g21
WSW
3p
9g23
WSW
4p
11g27
W
5p
12g29
W
6p
11g29
WSW
7p
10g28
WSW
8p
8g26
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
1g6
SW
7a
2g7
WSW
8a
2g9
WSW
9a
2g11
W
10a
2g12
WNW
11a
2g14
NW
12p
3g15
WNW
1p
4g15
WNW
2p
4g15
W
3p
4g15
W
4p
3g13
WNW
5p
2g12
WNW
6p
2g11
NW
7p
2g9
NNW
8p
2g7
NNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
0g9
N
7a
1g17
WNW
8a
1g21
W
9a
2g19
W
10a
1g15
W
11a
2g12
W
12p
2g13
WSW
1p
3g16
WSW
2p
4g19
WSW
3p
7g21
W
4p
11g23
W
5p
13g24
W
6p
14g26
W
7p
13g27
WSW
8p
12g26
WSW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
5g7
W
7a
5g9
W
8a
6g11
W
9a
7g14
W
10a
7g17
W
11a
8g20
WSW
12p
8g19
WSW
1p
8g17
WSW
2p
8g17
WSW
3p
11g23
WSW
4p
14g32
WSW
5p
16g38
WSW
6p
15g40
WSW
7p
13g41
WSW
8p
10g40
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
1g9
SW
7a
2g9
WSW
8a
2g10
W
9a
2g11
WNW
10a
3g12
WNW
11a
3g13
NW
12p
3g14
NW
1p
3g15
WNW
2p
3g15
WNW
3p
3g16
WNW
4p
3g17
WNW
5p
3g17
W
6p
3g18
W
7p
3g18
W
8p
2g18
W
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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