Dog Mountain

WA
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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 276° W
Current conditions
Flyability score
100
/100 · paragliding
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
W
276°
Aloft
10
WNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~5159ft
Temp
68°
F
Cloudbase
7,232
ft MSL
Elevation
2,073
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:47 AM
local
Sunset
8:42 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Dog Mountain

Wind direction

W (270°) → NW (315°)

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

Ideal speed

6–15 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.

Dog Mountain is Cloudbase Country Club's home site above Riffe Lake near Glenoma, the most reliable HG site in western Washington and soarable much of the year. Launch faces west into the lake's steady W/NW breeze, with a north face that works on more northerly days; best in the afternoon thermal cycle. It's a restricted, tree-lined launch with rotor potential, so P3+ with restricted-launch skills is expected, no PG tandems, and watch for dirty air in the north LZ when it's strong. Private site: current USHPA and CBCC membership, an annual waiver, and a gate key are required.

Window data compiled from cloudbase.org — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 10am–8pm
5a
3g11
NW
6a
3g10
WNW
7a
2g5
SSW
8a
2g3
W
9a
2g2
SW
10a
4g4
WSW
11a
8g9
WSW
12p
9g11
W
1p
9g10
W
2p
9g11
W
3p
9g11
W
4p
9g11
W
5p
9g10
W
6p
8g11
W
7p
8g10
W
8p
6g10
W
Flyable 10am–8pm — best around 1pm: 9 mph W, gusts 10.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–8pm — smooth, light W ~8 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, weak daytime heating.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)– Day built a thermal layer
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–7pm
5a
0g3
W
6a
2g2
ENE
7a
2g2
ENE
8a
1g3
ESE
9a
0g3
S
10a
5g5
W
11a
8g9
WSW
12p
9g11
W
1p
9g11
W
2p
10g13
W
3p
11g13
W
4p
11g14
W
5p
10g13
W
6p
9g13
W
7p
9g14
W
8p
8g16
W
Flyable 8am–7pm — best around 2pm: 10 mph W, gusts 13.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 6pm–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
Saturday Caution workable 5am–8am
5a
5g13
WNW
6a
4g10
WNW
7a
5g10
WNW
8a
8g14
W
9a
6g15
W
10a
8g14
W
11a
9g15
W
12p
10g17
W
1p
13g28
WNW
2p
11g20
WNW
3p
8g16
WNW
4p
5g15
WNW
5p
10g17
WNW
6p
4g19
WSW
7p
5g18
W
8p
5g17
WNW
Borderline only 5am–8am — best around 10am: 8 mph W, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
1g5
N
6a
1g5
N
7a
1g5
WNW
8a
1g6
W
9a
2g8
W
10a
3g11
W
11a
5g14
W
12p
5g15
W
1p
6g17
W
2p
6g18
W
3p
6g18
WNW
4p
6g19
WNW
5p
7g19
NW
6p
6g17
NW
7p
5g15
WNW
8p
4g13
WNW
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 1 mph N, gusts 5.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
2g9
E
6a
3g9
E
7a
4g10
E
8a
5g11
E
9a
4g12
ENE
10a
3g13
NE
11a
3g13
N
12p
3g14
NNW
1p
4g14
NW
2p
4g14
WNW
3p
4g15
NW
4p
5g15
NNW
5p
5g15
N
6p
4g15
N
7p
3g15
NNE
8p
2g14
NE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
5g14
ENE
6a
5g14
ENE
7a
5g14
ENE
8a
5g14
ENE
9a
5g15
ENE
10a
4g17
ENE
11a
3g18
ENE
12p
2g17
NE
1p
1g16
N
2p
2g16
NW
3p
3g17
NW
4p
5g18
NNW
5p
5g19
NNW
6p
4g19
NNW
7p
3g18
NNW
8p
1g18
N
Wind's out of the ENE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
3g7
ENE
6a
3g8
ENE
7a
3g9
ENE
8a
3g11
ENE
9a
1g11
NE
10a
2g12
WNW
11a
4g13
W
12p
5g15
W
1p
5g17
W
2p
6g20
WNW
3p
6g20
WNW
4p
7g20
WNW
5p
7g19
WNW
6p
6g19
WNW
7p
5g20
WNW
8p
4g20
WNW
No usable window today.
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