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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 260° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
54
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Direction
W
260°
Aloft
3
WSW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~818ft
Temp
66°
F
Cloudbase
2,321
ft MSL
Elevation
1,503
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:59 AM
local
Sunset
7:47 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Blossom Valley

Wind direction

W (270°) → NW (315°)

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

Ideal speed

7–12 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.

A W-NW-facing SDHGPA mountain site with the highest accident rate of the San Diego mountain launches - advanced pilots only. Ideal is WNW at 7-12 mph; any south component builds dangerous rotor and lee. There's no sanctioned valley LZ (power lines below), so top-landing is effectively required. Watch "Thumper," a violent leeside thermal north of launch - don't scratch below launch height there. H4/P4 recommended, mandatory briefing with locals; if the locals aren't flying, there's a reason.

Window data compiled from sdhgpa.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–7pm
5a
3g3
SW
6a
3g3
SW
7a
2g2
SW
8a
2g2
W
9a
4g4
WNW
10a
6g6
W
11a
6g6
WNW
12p
9g10
WNW
1p
9g9
WNW
2p
12g13
W
3p
12g12
W
4p
10g11
W
5p
11g12
W
6p
9g10
W
7p
9g9
W
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 12pm: 9 mph WNW, gusts 10.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–7pm — smooth, light W ~9 mph, clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–7pm
6a
3g3
SW
7a
4g4
SW
8a
3g3
W
9a
4g4
WNW
10a
6g6
WNW
11a
8g8
WNW
12p
9g9
WNW
1p
10g11
WNW
2p
11g12
WNW
3p
12g13
WNW
4p
11g12
W
5p
11g12
W
6p
10g10
W
7p
8g9
W
Flyable 7am–7pm — best around 11am: 8 mph WNW, gusts 8.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–5pm
6a
3g3
SSW
7a
2g2
SSW
8a
1g1
W
9a
4g4
WNW
10a
7g7
WNW
11a
8g8
WNW
12p
9g9
WNW
1p
11g12
W
2p
12g13
W
3p
11g12
W
4p
11g11
W
5p
10g10
W
6p
7g20
W
7p
4g15
W
Flyable 7am–5pm — best around 10am: 7 mph WNW, gusts 7.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
0g3
E
7a
1g3
ENE
8a
0g5
W
9a
2g9
WSW
10a
4g13
WSW
11a
7g17
WSW
12p
8g20
WSW
1p
9g22
WSW
2p
9g23
W
3p
10g24
W
4p
10g24
W
5p
10g23
W
6p
8g20
W
7p
5g15
WSW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 0 mph E, gusts 3. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
0g4
E
7a
0g6
E
8a
0g8
SW
9a
2g10
WSW
10a
4g13
WSW
11a
6g15
WSW
12p
7g17
WSW
1p
8g18
WSW
2p
8g19
WSW
3p
9g20
WSW
4p
9g20
WSW
5p
8g21
W
6p
7g21
WSW
7p
5g22
WSW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 0 mph E, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
0g4
NE
7a
0g6
W
8a
1g8
WSW
9a
2g11
W
10a
4g14
W
11a
6g17
W
12p
7g18
W
1p
8g19
WSW
2p
8g19
WSW
3p
8g20
WSW
4p
8g21
W
5p
8g21
W
6p
6g21
W
7p
4g21
W
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 0 mph NE, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 6am
6a
0g4
E
7a
0g6
E
8a
1g9
WSW
9a
3g12
WSW
10a
5g14
WSW
11a
7g17
WSW
12p
8g19
WSW
1p
7g20
WSW
2p
7g21
W
3p
7g22
W
4p
6g22
W
5p
6g22
W
6p
5g21
W
7p
4g20
W
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 0 mph E, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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