Ellenville

NY
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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 27° NNE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Direction
NNE
27°
Aloft
6
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1341ft
Temp
63°
F
Cloudbase
2,699
ft MSL
Elevation
1,358
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:51 AM
local
Sunset
8:16 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Ellenville

Wind direction

W (260°) → NW (315°)

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

Ideal speed

6–15 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.

Shawangunk ridge, W/NW/N launches; flyable W-N (260-350), 0-15mph. Ridge+thermal+occasional wave/"wonder winds". H3/P3 (H2/P2 w/observer). USHPA membership, waiver, annual fee req. E winds = lee/rotor.

Window data compiled from hudsonvalleyfreeflyers.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
1g3
SW
6a
1g3
SSW
7a
1g3
SW
8a
1g4
SW
9a
3g6
WNW
10a
4g10
WNW
11a
3g11
NW
12p
3g10
WNW
1p
7g12
NW
2p
7g11
NW
3p
5g10
NW
4p
5g11
NW
5p
4g11
NW
6p
4g9
NW
7p
1g5
NW
8p
3g3
ESE
Flyable 5am–7pm — best around 1pm: 7 mph NW, gusts 12. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–7pm — smooth, light NW ~1 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
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
5g5
S
6a
3g3
SE
7a
4g4
SSW
8a
2g3
SSE
9a
2g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g9
SW
12p
6g9
SSW
1p
7g11
S
2p
7g11
S
3p
8g13
S
4p
8g14
S
5p
7g15
SSE
6p
7g13
SSE
7p
10g18
SE
8p
12g21
SE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g3
SSE
6a
1g3
SE
7a
2g4
SE
8a
2g6
SE
9a
3g9
SSE
10a
5g13
S
11a
7g16
S
12p
9g20
S
1p
10g22
S
2p
10g24
S
3p
9g24
S
4p
8g23
S
5p
7g21
S
6p
7g18
S
7p
6g14
S
8p
6g11
SSE
Flyable 5am–7am — best around 5am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 3.
Monday Flyable flyable 9am–12pm
5a
3g4
W
6a
3g5
W
7a
3g7
W
8a
4g8
W
9a
5g9
W
10a
6g9
W
11a
7g10
W
12p
6g11
W
1p
5g11
W
2p
5g12
W
3p
5g13
W
4p
7g14
WSW
5p
7g15
WSW
6p
6g14
SW
7p
4g13
SW
8p
2g12
SSW
Flyable 9am–2pm — best around 11am: 7 mph W, gusts 10. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
2g10
NNE
6a
2g10
NE
7a
2g9
NE
8a
3g9
ENE
9a
3g9
E
10a
4g10
E
11a
5g11
E
12p
5g11
E
1p
4g11
E
2p
4g11
ESE
3p
4g12
ESE
4p
4g14
E
5p
4g15
E
6p
4g14
E
7p
5g13
E
8p
4g11
ENE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g6
N
6a
1g6
NNE
7a
2g6
NE
8a
2g6
ENE
9a
3g7
E
10a
4g8
ESE
11a
5g9
SE
12p
6g10
SE
1p
6g11
SE
2p
6g11
SE
3p
5g12
SE
4p
3g12
SSE
5p
2g13
S
6p
2g12
SSE
7p
3g12
SE
8p
4g11
SE
Flyable 5am–7am — best around 5am: 1 mph N, gusts 6.
Thursday Slim window flyable 7am
5a
0g7
W
6a
1g7
ESE
7a
1g6
E
8a
1g6
ESE
9a
1g7
SE
10a
1g9
SW
11a
1g10
WSW
12p
2g11
W
1p
3g13
W
2p
4g14
WSW
3p
4g14
WSW
4p
4g15
SW
5p
4g15
SW
6p
4g15
SSW
7p
4g15
SSW
8p
4g14
SSW
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 7am: 1 mph E, gusts 6. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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