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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 182° S
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
6
mph
Direction
S
182°
Aloft
6
S @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3159ft
Temp
60°
F
Cloudbase
4,458
ft MSL
Elevation
1,299
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:41 AM
local
Sunset
8:50 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Blanchard

Wind direction

S (170°) → WNW (300°)

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

Ideal speed

4–8 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.

NCSC site guide: West launch ideal 240-300 (accept 200-310), South 170-230. PG max ~10mph, ideal ~5. N/NW wind = rotor off N treeline; E wind = rotor off S treeline; SSE-SE/NW rotor on SW spine. Spring/early summer/fall, noon-sunset. USHPA P2 + Discover Pass at Samish Overlook.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 9am–8pm
5a
6g11
S
6a
7g13
S
7a
8g14
S
8a
8g14
SSE
9a
8g12
S
10a
8g12
SSW
11a
7g10
SW
12p
6g8
WSW
1p
6g6
SW
2p
6g7
WSW
3p
5g7
WSW
4p
5g8
WSW
5p
5g7
WSW
6p
5g7
W
7p
6g9
WSW
8p
6g9
SW
Flyable 5am–8pm — best around 12pm: 6 mph WSW, gusts 8. 13 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light W ~5 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 8am–8pm
5a
6g9
SSE
6a
6g9
SSE
7a
5g8
SSE
8a
5g8
SSE
9a
5g7
SSE
10a
5g6
S
11a
5g5
SW
12p
5g5
WSW
1p
6g6
W
2p
6g6
W
3p
6g6
W
4p
6g6
W
5p
6g6
WSW
6p
6g7
SW
7p
7g10
SW
8p
7g11
SSW
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 10am: 5 mph S, gusts 6.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light SW ~6 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
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
8g12
S
6a
7g11
S
7a
7g12
S
8a
13g24
S
9a
14g27
SSE
10a
14g27
S
11a
11g20
WSW
12p
12g20
SW
1p
7g11
S
2p
4g14
SSE
3p
7g12
SSE
4p
7g15
S
5p
8g16
SSW
6p
10g21
WSW
7p
10g20
WSW
8p
9g18
WSW
Flyable 5am–7am — best around 6am: 7 mph S, gusts 11.
Sunday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
5a
3g5
SSE
6a
3g7
S
7a
4g9
SSW
8a
5g11
SW
9a
5g12
SW
10a
6g13
WSW
11a
5g14
WSW
12p
5g15
W
1p
6g16
WNW
2p
7g17
NW
3p
7g17
NW
4p
7g17
NW
5p
6g17
WNW
6p
6g15
WNW
7p
5g13
W
8p
5g11
WSW
Flyable 6am–10am — best around 7am: 4 mph SSW, gusts 9. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
1g3
E
6a
1g4
ENE
7a
1g6
ENE
8a
1g9
NW
9a
3g11
NW
10a
6g14
WNW
11a
8g16
NW
12p
9g17
NW
1p
10g17
NW
2p
10g17
NW
3p
10g17
NW
4p
10g19
NW
5p
10g20
NW
6p
9g20
NW
7p
7g19
NW
8p
6g19
NW
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 1 mph E, gusts 3. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 5am
5a
2g9
NNE
6a
3g10
N
7a
4g11
N
8a
5g13
NNW
9a
6g15
NNW
10a
7g17
NW
11a
7g18
NW
12p
8g19
NW
1p
8g18
NW
2p
8g18
NW
3p
9g19
NW
4p
9g20
NW
5p
9g20
NW
6p
8g21
NW
7p
8g21
WNW
8p
7g21
WNW
Borderline only 5am — best around 5am: 2 mph NNE, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
0g10
S
6a
1g10
SSE
7a
1g11
S
8a
1g11
S
9a
0g12
W
10a
2g13
NW
11a
3g13
NW
12p
4g14
NW
1p
5g15
NW
2p
5g15
NW
3p
6g16
NW
4p
6g17
NW
5p
5g17
NW
6p
5g17
NW
7p
3g16
NW
8p
2g16
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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