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Not flyable at any of Chelan Butte’s 4 launches right now

Chelan Butte - Ants (SE) Not flyable Chelan Butte - Between the Rocks (S) Not flyable Chelan Butte - Green Monster (SW) Not flyable Chelan Butte - Lakeside (NW) Not flyable

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Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 260° W
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Temp
44°
F
Dew point
30°
F
Elevation
3,665
ft MSL
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What we look for at Chelan Butte

Wind direction

ESE (110°) → SSE (160°)

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

Ideal speed

2–8 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.

Faces SE ~3700ft. PG range 2-12mph, ideal ~5. Works light wind/early. E wind = lee/rotor (can wrap upslope and fool you). Severe midday thermal turbulence; dust devils common.

Window data compiled from lakechelanflyers.org, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 9am–11am 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
6g7
W
7a
5g5
W
8a
3g3
W
9a
1g1
W
10a
1g3
SE
11a
3g5
S
12p
6g9
WSW
1p
13g14
WSW
2p
11g12
SW
3p
11g12
SW
4p
13g14
SW
5p
14g16
WSW
6p
14g17
WSW
7p
12g15
SW
Flyable 9am–11am — best around 11am: 3 mph S, gusts 5.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
7g10
E
7a
9g12
E
8a
10g13
E
9a
10g14
ENE
10a
12g14
ENE
11a
13g14
ENE
12p
14g15
ENE
1p
13g14
ENE
2p
12g13
ENE
3p
10g11
ENE
4p
9g10
ENE
5p
12g13
NE
6p
10g12
ENE
7p
7g13
ENE
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 7 mph E, gusts 10. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 6am 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
1g6
SE
7a
1g7
SE
8a
1g8
ESE
9a
1g9
ENE
10a
1g10
N
11a
3g11
N
12p
4g13
N
1p
5g15
NNE
2p
6g16
NNE
3p
6g16
NNE
4p
6g15
NNE
5p
5g14
N
6p
3g11
N
7p
1g7
N
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph SE, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:07 PM
6a
1g3
SSE
7a
1g3
SSE
8a
1g4
S
9a
1g6
SW
10a
2g8
W
11a
2g10
WNW
12p
2g11
WNW
1p
2g10
NW
2p
1g10
N
3p
0g11
W
4p
1g11
S
5p
2g12
S
6p
2g12
S
7p
1g11
S
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 3. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–8am 🌅 sunset 7:05 PM
6a
1g4
SW
7a
1g5
SW
8a
1g6
WSW
9a
1g7
WSW
10a
2g9
W
11a
2g10
W
12p
1g10
W
1p
1g10
W
2p
1g10
SW
3p
3g10
SW
4p
4g11
SSW
5p
5g11
SSW
6p
5g10
SSW
7p
4g9
SSW
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 1 mph SW, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Caution workable 6am–10am 🌅 sunset 7:03 PM
6a
1g7
SSW
7a
0g7
SW
8a
0g7
SW
9a
0g7
W
10a
1g9
WNW
11a
1g10
WNW
12p
1g11
W
1p
1g11
WSW
2p
1g12
SSW
3p
3g13
S
4p
4g13
SSE
5p
5g14
SSE
6p
5g14
SSE
7p
4g14
SSE
Borderline only 6am–10am — best around 6am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am 🌅 sunset 7:01 PM
6a
1g4
E
7a
1g5
NE
8a
1g6
NE
9a
1g7
N
10a
1g9
N
11a
2g10
N
12p
2g10
N
1p
2g10
N
2p
1g11
N
3p
1g11
N
4p
1g11
N
5p
1g11
NNE
6p
1g10
NNE
7p
1g10
NNE
Flyable 6am–11am — best around 6am: 1 mph E, gusts 4. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
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