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Not flyable
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The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 314° NW
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
22
mph
Temp
59°
F
Dew point
54°
F
Elevation
1,729
ft MSL
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What we look for at Hammondsport

Wind direction

NW (310°) → NW (325°)

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

Ideal speed

8–12 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.

Hammondsport (a.k.a. Mt Washington) is a Rochester Area Flyers slotted launch for ridge and thermal soaring, with trees on both sides and an abrupt flat-to-steep drop-off, no power lines. Best in NNW-N wind, ideal NW-NNW at 8-12 mph; above ~20 mph the ridge gets turbulent. Watch tree rotor in crosswind, stronger wind in the western gully, and note the LZ isn't visible from launch. H3/P3 minimum (H2/P2 with supervision), current USHPA + RAF membership and a mandatory site briefing for new pilots.

Window data compiled from rochesterareaflyers.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Flyable flyable 1pm–6pm 🌅 sunset 7:20 PM
6a
6g20
NNW
7a
6g21
NNW
8a
8g20
NW
9a
10g18
NNW
10a
11g17
NNW
11a
12g18
NNW
12p
13g19
NNW
1p
12g16
NNW
2p
11g15
NW
3p
11g14
NW
4p
10g13
NW
5p
9g12
NW
6p
8g11
NW
7p
5g11
N
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 5pm: 9 mph NW, gusts 12. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 5pm–7pm — smooth, light NW ~8 mph (a touch cross), clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:18 PM
6a
6g12
SE
7a
6g12
SE
8a
5g11
SE
9a
10g23
SSE
10a
10g23
SSE
11a
13g25
S
12p
12g24
S
1p
14g24
SSE
2p
13g21
S
3p
13g20
S
4p
15g24
S
5p
17g30
S
6p
16g31
S
7p
15g29
S
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Caution workable 1pm–6pm 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
6a
7g13
S
7a
7g13
S
8a
7g13
S
9a
6g13
S
10a
5g13
S
11a
4g13
SSW
12p
2g11
SSW
1p
1g8
SE
2p
1g7
ENE
3p
1g7
N
4p
2g8
NNW
5p
3g8
NNW
6p
3g8
N
7p
4g8
NE
Borderline only 1pm–6pm — best around 2pm: 1 mph ENE, gusts 7. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
6g11
SSE
7a
7g13
S
8a
8g14
S
9a
7g15
S
10a
6g15
S
11a
5g17
S
12p
5g20
SSW
1p
6g24
SSW
2p
7g26
SSW
3p
7g25
SSW
4p
8g23
SSW
5p
8g22
SW
6p
6g22
SW
7p
5g23
W
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–11am 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
3g10
NNW
7a
4g7
NNW
8a
4g4
NNW
9a
4g5
NNW
10a
4g6
NNW
11a
4g7
N
12p
4g9
N
1p
5g12
N
2p
6g14
N
3p
6g16
N
4p
7g18
N
5p
7g19
N
6p
7g19
NNE
7p
8g19
NNE
Flyable 6am–1pm — best around 8am: 4 mph NNW, gusts 4. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:11 PM
6a
2g13
ESE
7a
3g11
SE
8a
4g10
SE
9a
5g11
SE
10a
5g11
SE
11a
5g12
SE
12p
6g11
SE
1p
6g10
SSE
2p
5g9
SSE
3p
4g10
SSE
4p
3g12
ESE
5p
3g13
E
6p
3g12
ENE
7p
4g10
ENE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:09 PM
6a
7g12
ESE
7a
7g13
ESE
8a
8g14
SE
9a
8g15
SE
10a
8g16
SE
11a
9g17
SE
12p
9g17
SE
1p
9g18
SE
2p
9g19
SE
3p
9g20
SE
4p
10g20
ESE
5p
10g20
ESE
6p
10g20
ESE
7p
11g21
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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