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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 76° ENE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
ENE
76°
Aloft
8
E @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1977ft
Temp
52°
F
Cloudbase
7,013
ft MSL
Elevation
5,036
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:32 AM
local
Sunset
8:33 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Tater Hill (Boone)

Wind direction

WSW (250°) → NW (320°)

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

Ideal speed

5–12 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.

W-facing flat slope, 5000ft MSL / 2000ft AGL. Window 230-340 (WSW-WNW); W primary. Light, gentle W breezes ideal; thermic XC convergence site (40-50mi flights). ~20mph is too strong. Private (owner Bubba Goodman) + USHPA required. Open Mar-Nov.

Window data compiled from flytaterhill.cloud — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 1pm–8pm
6a
6g6
ENE
7a
3g3
NE
8a
5g5
E
9a
4g6
E
10a
3g4
ENE
11a
2g3
S
12p
3g3
S
1p
3g5
SW
2p
5g6
W
3p
4g5
WNW
4p
3g3
W
5p
4g5
W
6p
4g5
W
7p
4g5
WSW
8p
2g4
WSW
Flyable 1pm–8pm — best around 2pm: 5 mph W, gusts 6.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
7g12
SE
7a
7g12
SE
8a
8g15
SSE
9a
12g25
SSE
10a
13g24
SSE
11a
13g22
SSE
12p
13g20
S
1p
15g23
SSE
2p
15g23
SSE
3p
15g23
SSE
4p
14g21
S
5p
12g20
SSE
6p
13g21
SSE
7p
15g26
SSE
8p
17g31
SE
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
11g27
SSE
7a
10g24
SSE
8a
9g21
SSE
9a
9g21
SSE
10a
10g22
SSE
11a
10g24
SSE
12p
10g24
SSE
1p
10g25
S
2p
10g26
S
3p
9g26
SSE
4p
9g25
SSE
5p
9g24
SSE
6p
8g22
SSE
7p
8g20
S
8p
7g17
S
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
3g7
SSE
7a
3g8
SSE
8a
4g10
SSE
9a
5g13
S
10a
6g16
S
11a
8g20
S
12p
9g22
S
1p
10g24
S
2p
10g25
S
3p
8g22
SSW
4p
7g18
SSW
5p
6g15
SW
6p
4g16
WSW
7p
3g17
W
8p
3g18
NW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Caution workable 8am–12pm
6a
1g10
NW
7a
1g9
NW
8a
1g9
NW
9a
2g9
WNW
10a
3g10
W
11a
3g10
W
12p
4g11
W
1p
5g13
W
2p
5g13
W
3p
5g13
W
4p
5g13
W
5p
6g13
WNW
6p
6g13
WNW
7p
6g15
WNW
8p
6g15
NW
Borderline only 8am–12pm — best around 12pm: 4 mph W, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 10am–12pm
6a
1g11
W
7a
1g12
W
8a
3g13
W
9a
5g13
WNW
10a
9g13
WNW
11a
11g13
WNW
12p
11g14
WNW
1p
10g16
WNW
2p
9g16
WNW
3p
9g16
WNW
4p
9g16
WNW
5p
9g15
WNW
6p
8g15
WNW
7p
7g15
WNW
8p
5g15
NW
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 10am: 9 mph WNW, gusts 13. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Thursday Slim window flyable 8am
6a
1g9
S
7a
1g7
S
8a
1g5
SSW
9a
1g7
WSW
10a
2g9
WNW
11a
3g12
NW
12p
5g14
NW
1p
6g17
NW
2p
7g19
NW
3p
7g20
NW
4p
6g20
NW
5p
6g20
NW
6p
5g20
NW
7p
4g19
NW
8p
4g18
NW
Flyable 7am–10am — best around 8am: 1 mph SSW, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
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