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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 295° WNW
Flyability score
82
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Temp
62°
F
Dew point
59°
F
Elevation
2,300
ft MSL
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What we look for at Brace

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → WNW (290°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

Mt. Brace sits on Taconic State Park land at the NY/MA/CT corner, with the landing zone run by the Mt. Brace Outdoor Club. Best on WNW-WSW winds, ideal around 8-10 mph, and never fly it above 26 mph. The launch is a narrow, tree-flanked slot that demands solid ground handling, and crosswinds throw rotor off the surrounding trees and ridge; it's smooth mornings and evenings but thermic and XC-capable midday. You need USHPA plus Mt. Brace Outdoor Club membership and a signed waiver, P3/H3 to fly unobserved (P2/H2 with an observer), and access is a long back-road drive plus a steep hike.

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

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:05 PM
6a
14g30
NW
7a
15g31
NW
8a
15g31
NW
9a
16g31
NW
10a
15g31
NW
11a
16g29
NW
12p
15g27
NW
1p
15g26
NW
2p
15g25
NW
3p
14g24
NW
4p
13g22
NW
5p
12g22
NW
6p
11g20
NW
7p
11g25
NW
Too gusty — gusts past the 23 mph limit through the day.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:03 PM
6a
9g13
NE
7a
10g13
NE
8a
10g13
ENE
9a
7g9
E
10a
6g7
ESE
11a
6g8
ESE
12p
6g7
SE
1p
7g9
SSE
2p
7g9
S
3p
8g10
S
4p
8g12
S
5p
8g12
S
6p
8g13
S
7p
8g17
SSE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 7pm 🌅 sunset 7:01 PM
6a
6g13
SSW
7a
6g14
S
8a
6g14
S
9a
6g15
SSW
10a
6g17
SSW
11a
6g17
SW
12p
6g16
SW
1p
5g15
SW
2p
4g14
WSW
3p
3g12
SW
4p
3g10
SW
5p
3g9
SSW
6p
3g7
SSW
7p
2g5
SSW
Flyable 4pm — best around 7pm: 2 mph SSW, gusts 5. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:59 PM
6a
2g5
SE
7a
2g5
SE
8a
2g6
SE
9a
3g9
SSE
10a
3g13
S
11a
4g16
S
12p
5g18
S
1p
6g20
S
2p
6g21
S
3p
7g22
SSW
4p
7g21
SSW
5p
7g20
SSW
6p
7g19
SSW
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Slim window flyable 7am 🌅 sunset 6:58 PM
6a
6g15
W
7a
8g12
NW
8a
10g10
NW
9a
10g10
NNW
10a
10g12
NNW
11a
10g13
N
12p
9g15
N
1p
9g16
NNW
2p
9g17
NNW
3p
8g18
NNW
4p
9g19
NNW
5p
8g19
N
6p
6g17
N
Flyable 7am–8am — best around 7am: 8 mph NW, gusts 12. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:56 PM
6a
3g16
N
7a
4g15
NNE
8a
3g15
NNE
9a
2g14
NNE
10a
2g13
NE
11a
1g12
ENE
12p
1g12
SE
1p
1g13
SW
2p
1g13
WSW
3p
1g12
WNW
4p
3g10
NNW
5p
4g9
NNW
6p
4g10
N
Wind's out of the NNE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 6:54 PM
6a
5g10
ENE
7a
6g11
ENE
8a
5g11
E
9a
5g12
E
10a
5g13
ESE
11a
5g15
SE
12p
5g16
SE
1p
6g17
SSE
2p
6g17
SSE
3p
7g18
SSE
4p
7g18
SSE
5p
7g18
SSE
6p
7g18
SSE
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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