Mt Baldy (Sun Valley)

ID
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Not flyable
Low confidence · 3 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 254° WSW
Wind now: WSW (254°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
WSW
254°
Aloft
16
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5659ft
Temp
53°
F
Cloudbase
14,619
ft MSL
Elevation
8,960
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWSW (250°) → WNW (290°)
  • Ideal speed0–6 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

W-facing. Works 230-310, ideal 270. Good evening soaring site in westerly conditions.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 9am–7pm
6a
3g4
SSW
7a
2g2
S
8a
2g3
SW
9a
1g5
W
10a
3g6
SW
11a
6g7
SSW
12p
8g10
S
1p
10g11
S
2p
9g13
S
3p
12g15
SSW
4p
11g13
W
5p
12g15
W
6p
12g16
W
7p
12g15
W
8p
9g13
NW
Flyable 4pm–7pm — best around 4pm: 11 mph W, gusts 13. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 10am–11am
6a
4g7
NNE
7a
1g5
N
8a
2g7
NNW
9a
4g11
NW
10a
5g10
W
11a
10g14
WNW
12p
16g21
WNW
1p
15g23
WNW
2p
17g25
WNW
3p
20g29
WNW
4p
20g28
WNW
5p
19g29
WNW
6p
19g30
WNW
7p
19g31
WNW
8p
15g28
NW
Prime conditions 10am–11am — best around 10am: 5 mph W, gusts 10. A little gusty — +5 mph over base.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
8g13
NNE
7a
8g15
NNE
8a
8g22
N
9a
11g21
NNW
10a
13g22
NNW
11a
14g24
NW
12p
13g25
NW
1p
14g23
NW
2p
16g27
NW
3p
16g28
NW
4p
16g27
NW
5p
17g23
NW
6p
17g24
NNW
7p
10g30
NW
8p
7g28
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Caution flyable 7pm
6a
3g11
NNW
7a
2g10
NW
8a
1g9
SSW
9a
3g9
S
10a
4g11
S
11a
5g15
S
12p
5g17
S
1p
6g19
S
2p
6g20
S
3p
6g20
SSW
4p
6g20
SSW
5p
5g20
SW
6p
5g18
WSW
7p
4g15
WSW
8p
3g11
W
Flyable 7pm–8pm — best around 7pm: 4 mph WSW, gusts 15. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Gusty — +11 mph over base.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
4g13
NNW
7a
3g15
NNW
8a
2g19
NW
9a
1g21
W
10a
2g19
SW
11a
4g15
SSW
12p
5g13
SSW
1p
7g16
SW
2p
9g21
SW
3p
10g25
SW
4p
9g25
SW
5p
7g24
SW
6p
5g23
SW
7p
3g24
SSW
8p
2g25
SSW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable workable 4pm–6pm
6a
5g11
NW
7a
6g12
NW
8a
7g14
NW
9a
7g17
NW
10a
7g20
NW
11a
6g24
WNW
12p
6g26
WNW
1p
7g26
WNW
2p
9g25
WNW
3p
10g26
WNW
4p
11g28
WNW
5p
11g32
WNW
6p
10g35
WNW
7p
8g36
WNW
8p
6g36
WNW
Borderline only 4pm–6pm — best around 4pm: 11 mph WNW, gusts 28. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +18 mph over base.
Sunday Not flyable workable 8pm
6a
3g13
NNW
7a
3g13
NNW
8a
2g14
N
9a
2g15
NNE
10a
1g15
ESE
11a
2g14
SSW
12p
3g14
SSW
1p
3g16
SSW
2p
3g20
S
3p
2g22
SSW
4p
2g22
SW
5p
3g20
WSW
6p
3g19
WSW
7p
3g18
W
8p
4g18
WNW
Borderline only 8pm — best around 8pm: 4 mph WNW, gusts 18. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 4 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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