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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 266° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
W
266°
Aloft
7
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9386ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
16,660
ft MSL
Elevation
7,274
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:58 AM
local
Sunset
8:14 PM
local
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Where it is

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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
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

Thursday Flyable flyable 2pm–7pm
5a
7g7
E
6a
5g5
ESE
7a
3g4
ESE
8a
2g2
ESE
9a
3g5
S
10a
4g5
S
11a
6g9
S
12p
4g11
S
1p
5g11
S
2p
6g10
SW
3p
9g11
SSW
4p
7g9
SW
5p
9g11
W
6p
7g9
WSW
7p
8g9
WSW
8p
3g9
W
Flyable 2pm–8pm — best around 2pm: 6 mph SW, gusts 10. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–8pm — smooth, light WSW ~8 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
Friday Flyable flyable 10am–8pm
5a
4g4
E
6a
3g3
E
7a
3g3
E
8a
2g3
ENE
9a
2g5
S
10a
4g9
SSW
11a
4g9
SSW
12p
6g9
SW
1p
7g9
SW
2p
8g10
SSW
3p
10g12
SW
4p
10g12
SW
5p
9g11
WSW
6p
8g10
WSW
7p
6g8
WSW
8p
4g7
W
Flyable 10am–8pm — best around 4pm: 10 mph SW, gusts 12.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 6pm–8pm — smooth, light WSW ~6 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 Flyable flyable 8am–5pm
6a
3g3
ESE
7a
3g3
E
8a
2g2
NE
9a
2g5
SW
10a
4g9
SW
11a
5g8
SSW
12p
7g10
SSW
1p
8g10
SSW
2p
9g11
SSW
3p
11g13
SW
4p
10g13
WSW
5p
10g13
W
6p
8g24
W
7p
6g21
W
8p
4g17
W
Flyable 8am–5pm — best around 3pm: 11 mph SW, gusts 13.
Sunday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
1g6
NW
7a
1g6
NW
8a
1g7
W
9a
3g11
SW
10a
6g16
SW
11a
7g20
SW
12p
9g22
SW
1p
9g24
SW
2p
10g25
WSW
3p
10g26
WSW
4p
11g26
WSW
5p
10g26
WSW
6p
9g24
WSW
7p
6g21
W
8p
4g18
W
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 6am: 1 mph NW, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
1g5
NE
7a
1g7
E
8a
2g9
SE
9a
3g11
SSE
10a
5g15
S
11a
6g17
S
12p
7g20
SSW
1p
8g21
SSW
2p
9g22
SW
3p
9g24
WSW
4p
10g26
WSW
5p
11g27
W
6p
9g27
W
7p
6g28
W
8p
4g28
WNW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 1 mph NE, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
3g6
ENE
7a
3g7
E
8a
2g9
E
9a
3g11
SE
10a
5g15
SSE
11a
6g18
SSE
12p
7g20
S
1p
7g22
S
2p
8g24
SSW
3p
8g26
SW
4p
10g28
WSW
5p
11g29
WSW
6p
9g30
W
7p
5g31
W
8p
4g31
NW
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
1g10
NW
7a
2g12
W
8a
3g14
WSW
9a
4g15
SW
10a
6g17
SW
11a
7g19
SW
12p
8g20
SW
1p
8g22
SW
2p
9g24
WSW
3p
9g24
WSW
4p
9g24
WSW
5p
9g24
WSW
6p
8g24
WSW
7p
6g25
WSW
8p
5g25
W
No usable window today.
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