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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
High confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 23° NNE
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Temp
45°
F
Dew point
8°
F
Elevation
7,274
ft MSL
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What we look for at Day Dreams

Wind direction

SSW (210°) → WNW (285°)

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

Ideal speed

10–15 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.

Paragliding-only ridgetop launch above Crystal Bay/Kings Beach on Lake Tahoe (7274 ft), reached by a 25-30 min hike (the road is gated). Flies on SW and W at 10-15 mph; treat 15 as the practical ceiling because the small rocky launch and punchy thermals make stronger air hazardous - be ready to reverse-launch. Long glide to the Secline Beach LZ behind the Transam gas station; the old Kings Beach LZ is closed, so land at Secline and clear the wing quickly. An experienced-pilot site.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Slim window flyable 6pm 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
7g15
NE
7a
10g22
NE
8a
3g23
ENE
9a
5g20
SW
10a
8g21
SW
11a
12g20
SW
12p
11g18
SW
1p
12g18
SW
2p
14g22
SW
3p
12g19
WSW
4p
11g19
W
5p
9g14
W
6p
10g15
W
7p
8g15
NW
Flyable 3pm–7pm — best around 6pm: 10 mph W, gusts 15. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–7pm — smooth, light W ~10 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Monday Caution workable 1pm 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
12g20
E
7a
13g20
E
8a
13g19
ESE
9a
12g16
ESE
10a
11g13
SE
11a
10g11
SE
12p
8g9
SSE
1p
7g7
S
2p
6g6
S
3p
7g8
SSE
4p
6g7
SSE
5p
6g8
SSE
6p
7g8
SE
7p
5g7
E
Borderline only 1pm — best around 1pm: 7 mph S, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 12pm–5pm 🌅 sunset 7:08 PM
6a
7g9
E
7a
7g8
E
8a
5g6
E
9a
4g5
SSE
10a
5g7
SSW
11a
6g8
S
12p
8g11
SSW
1p
10g12
SSW
2p
11g13
WSW
3p
11g13
WSW
4p
11g14
WSW
5p
10g13
WSW
6p
8g24
W
7p
6g20
W
Flyable 10am–5pm — best around 2pm: 11 mph WSW, gusts 13. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:06 PM
6a
8g25
SSW
7a
8g26
SSW
8a
9g26
SSW
9a
10g28
SSW
10a
11g30
SSW
11a
13g32
SW
12p
13g34
SW
1p
14g35
SW
2p
14g36
SW
3p
14g36
SW
4p
13g36
SW
5p
12g34
SW
6p
10g30
SW
7p
7g24
SW
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:04 PM
6a
6g20
SSW
7a
7g18
SSW
8a
9g18
SW
9a
10g22
SW
10a
11g29
SW
11a
12g33
SW
12p
12g32
SW
1p
11g28
SW
2p
10g26
SW
3p
10g29
WSW
4p
9g34
WSW
5p
8g37
WSW
6p
6g38
W
7p
5g37
WNW
Too gusty — gusts past the 18 mph limit through the day.
Friday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:03 PM
6a
3g8
NE
7a
3g9
NE
8a
3g10
NE
9a
2g12
ENE
10a
2g15
SE
11a
4g18
SSE
12p
5g19
S
1p
6g19
S
2p
6g19
S
3p
4g19
S
4p
2g19
SE
5p
2g18
ENE
6p
3g18
NE
7p
3g18
NE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:01 PM
6a
6g17
E
7a
6g18
E
8a
6g19
E
9a
6g18
E
10a
7g16
ESE
11a
7g15
ESE
12p
7g17
SE
1p
6g21
SE
2p
6g22
SSE
3p
6g22
SSE
4p
6g19
SSE
5p
6g17
SE
6p
5g17
SE
7p
4g17
SE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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