Mt Baldy (Sun Valley)

ID
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Not flyable
Low confidence · 3 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 18° NNE
Wind now: NNE (18°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
NNE
18°
Aloft
17
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5614ft
Temp
51°
F
Cloudbase
14,574
ft MSL
Elevation
8,960
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionN (350°) → NNE (20°)
  • Ideal speed0–6 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

N-facing. Works 350-20. General Baldy limits: ideal 6, max 12, gust 18.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
2g5
N
7a
1g4
N
8a
1g10
N
9a
4g13
NNW
10a
5g10
WNW
11a
10g14
WNW
12p
16g21
WNW
1p
16g22
WNW
2p
17g25
WNW
3p
19g28
WNW
4p
20g29
WNW
5p
19g29
WNW
6p
19g30
WNW
7p
19g31
WNW
8p
15g28
NW
Flyable 6am–8am — best around 6am: 2 mph N, gusts 5. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Tomorrow Not flyable workable 8am
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
Borderline only 8am — best around 8am: 8 mph N, gusts 22. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +13 mph over base.
Thursday Not flyable no window
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
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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 no window
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
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable workable 8am
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 8am — best around 8am: 2 mph N, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
4g14
NNW
7a
2g14
NW
8a
1g14
WNW
9a
1g15
SSW
10a
3g15
S
11a
4g15
S
12p
5g16
S
1p
4g17
SSW
2p
4g17
SW
3p
4g18
WSW
4p
4g19
W
5p
6g20
WNW
6p
6g20
WNW
7p
6g20
WNW
8p
6g20
NW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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