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Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 6 mph NNW · g11 Flyable
ECMWF 2 mph NW · g8 Flyable
GFS 6 mph NNW · g11 Flyable
ICON 4 mph NW · g10 Flyable
GEM 1 mph W Flyable
NWS ✓ 8 mph NWno gust data Flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
98
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
NNW
347°
Aloft
11
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~6159ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
10,159
ft MSL
Elevation
4,000
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:10 AM
local
Sunset
8:25 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Elk Mountain
Wind direction
NNW (340°) → NE (45°)
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–10 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.
North Launch of Elk Mountain (N-facing). Multi-launch split from club site guide.
Window data compiled from flyzephyr.com, spedmo.com, en.wikipedia.org — public site guides and club resources.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am
6a
5g5
ENE
7a
3g4
SSE
8a
1g2
E
9a
3g3
SW
10a
6g6
WSW
11a
7g7
W
12p
7g8
WSW
1p
8g8
WSW
2p
8g9
W
3p
11g13
W
4p
10g12
W
5p
10g13
W
6p
10g13
W
7p
9g12
W
8p
6g10
NW
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 5 mph ENE, gusts 5.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–9am
6a
3g5
ESE
7a
3g3
ENE
8a
2g3
NE
9a
1g2
WNW
10a
4g4
W
11a
6g7
WSW
12p
7g8
WSW
1p
9g10
WSW
2p
10g11
W
3p
11g13
W
4p
12g14
W
5p
11g15
WNW
6p
11g15
WNW
7p
10g15
WNW
8p
9g15
NW
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 8am: 2 mph NE, gusts 3.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
10g13
NNE
7a
10g15
NNE
8a
8g13
NNE
9a
5g8
N
10a
5g6
NW
11a
8g10
WNW
12p
10g12
WNW
1p
12g15
WNW
2p
13g17
WNW
3p
13g18
WNW
4p
13g18
WNW
5p
14g19
WNW
6p
5g19
WNW
7p
4g16
WNW
8p
3g14
WNW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 8am: 8 mph NNE, gusts 13.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
1g4
N
7a
0g4
N
8a
0g5
NW
9a
1g7
W
10a
2g10
WSW
11a
4g13
WSW
12p
5g16
W
1p
6g19
W
2p
7g21
W
3p
7g21
W
4p
6g21
W
5p
5g20
W
6p
5g17
W
7p
4g14
WNW
8p
3g12
WNW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph N, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g6
E
7a
2g7
E
8a
2g9
E
9a
1g11
SE
10a
2g13
SW
11a
4g15
SW
12p
5g16
SW
1p
7g18
SSW
2p
7g19
SSW
3p
7g21
SW
4p
7g23
W
5p
9g24
WNW
6p
7g24
WNW
7p
4g24
NW
8p
1g23
N
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph E, gusts 6.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
2g5
E
7a
2g7
E
8a
2g8
E
9a
1g10
SSE
10a
2g12
SW
11a
4g15
SW
12p
5g17
SW
1p
6g20
SSW
2p
7g22
SSW
3p
6g24
SW
4p
7g25
W
5p
9g26
WNW
6p
7g26
WNW
7p
5g26
WNW
8p
2g25
WNW
Flyable 6am — best around 6am: 2 mph E, gusts 5.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
E
7a
1g7
ENE
8a
1g9
E
9a
1g11
SSW
10a
3g13
SW
11a
4g15
SW
12p
5g17
WSW
1p
5g19
WSW
2p
6g20
W
3p
7g22
W
4p
7g22
W
5p
8g23
WNW
6p
7g23
WNW
7p
5g23
WNW
8p
4g23
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph E, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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