Tater Hill (Boone)

NC
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Not flyable
Medium confidence · 5 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
The sun has set — no daylight left to fly
NESW 271° W
Wind now: W (271°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
16
mph
Direction
W
271°
Aloft
16
W @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1432ft
Temp
52°
F
Cloudbase
6,468
ft MSL
Elevation
5,036
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWSW (250°) → NW (320°)
  • Ideal speed5–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

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.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Caution flyable 1pm–7pm
7a
17g31
NW
8a
16g30
WNW
9a
18g33
WNW
10a
19g34
WNW
11a
16g29
WNW
12p
14g26
WNW
1p
13g23
WNW
2p
12g22
WNW
3p
14g22
WNW
4p
13g21
WNW
5p
13g21
WNW
6p
11g18
WNW
7p
10g16
W
Prime conditions 11am–7pm — best around 6pm: 11 mph WNW, gusts 18. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline. A little gusty — +7 mph over base.
Tomorrow Slim window flyable 7am–6pm
7a
4g9
WSW
8a
5g12
SW
9a
6g14
SSE
10a
9g18
SSE
11a
9g16
S
12p
9g15
S
1p
9g19
S
2p
10g18
S
3p
10g19
S
4p
10g19
SSW
5p
6g12
SW
6p
6g14
WSW
7p
7g14
SSW
Prime conditions 7am — best around 7am: 4 mph WSW, gusts 9. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Wednesday Caution flyable 2pm–7pm
7a
14g25
W
8a
15g28
W
9a
15g30
W
10a
16g30
W
11a
18g31
W
12p
17g28
W
1p
16g25
W
2p
14g22
WSW
3p
15g24
WSW
4p
14g25
WSW
5p
13g22
WSW
6p
12g21
WSW
7p
10g19
WSW
Flyable 7am–7pm — best around 6pm: 12 mph WSW, gusts 21. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +10 mph over base.
Thursday Not flyable workable 7am–12pm
7a
9g24
W
8a
11g28
W
9a
12g32
W
10a
14g34
W
11a
14g36
W
12p
15g37
W
1p
15g36
W
2p
15g35
W
3p
14g33
W
4p
13g31
WNW
5p
12g29
WNW
6p
12g31
WNW
7p
11g34
WNW
Borderline only 7am–12pm — best around 7am: 9 mph W, gusts 24. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Gusty — +15 mph over base.
Friday Not flyable no window
7a
3g12
W
8a
2g11
WNW
9a
2g16
W
10a
2g23
WSW
11a
2g28
SW
12p
3g31
WSW
1p
3g31
WSW
2p
3g32
W
3p
4g32
W
4p
4g32
W
5p
4g33
W
6p
5g34
WNW
7p
6g35
NW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–5pm
7a
11g15
NW
8a
12g13
NW
9a
13g12
NW
10a
14g13
NW
11a
15g16
NW
12p
15g24
NW
1p
15g35
NW
2p
14g41
NW
3p
14g36
NW
4p
13g26
NW
5p
12g20
NW
6p
11g24
NW
7p
10g32
NW
Prime conditions 7am–7pm — best around 7am: 11 mph NW, gusts 15. 6 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Sunday Not flyable workable 9am
7a
1g16
NNW
8a
1g15
NNW
9a
0g15
W
10a
1g15
SSW
11a
2g15
SSW
12p
4g16
S
1p
5g18
S
2p
7g18
S
3p
7g17
S
4p
6g15
S
5p
5g14
S
6p
5g15
SSE
7p
6g16
SSE
Borderline only 9am — best around 9am: 0 mph W, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 0 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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