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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 344° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
14
mph
Direction
NNW
344°
Aloft
17
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3045ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
5,187
ft MSL
Elevation
2,142
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:08 AM
local
Sunset
8:27 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Pulpit

Wind direction

WNW (290°) → NW (325°)

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

Ideal speed

12–15 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.

W-facing ridge near McConnellsburg PA (Tuscarora Summit, US 30). WNW ideal; works NW-W-SW. ~12mph min for ridge lift, 15 nice; 20+ gets strong, 30+ dangerous w/ freight-train cycles. CHGPA-managed, H3/P3 + membership. Gravel launch; spring/fall best, soarable ridge.

Window data compiled from chgpa.com, thehangglidingfiles.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Caution workable 2pm–5pm
6a
12g27
WNW
7a
12g27
NW
8a
12g29
NW
9a
13g28
WNW
10a
13g27
WNW
11a
13g22
NW
12p
12g20
NW
1p
12g21
NW
2p
12g19
NW
3p
11g19
NW
4p
12g19
NW
5p
10g17
NW
6p
9g17
NW
7p
9g18
NW
8p
8g20
WNW
Borderline only 2pm–5pm — best around 2pm: 12 mph NW, gusts 19. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
7g10
NNW
7a
6g9
NNW
8a
6g9
NNW
9a
5g7
NNW
10a
3g5
NNW
11a
4g6
NNW
12p
4g6
NNW
1p
3g5
N
2p
4g5
NE
3p
4g5
NNE
4p
4g5
NE
5p
5g7
ENE
6p
4g7
ENE
7p
4g6
ENE
8p
3g5
ENE
Wind's out of the NNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
4g8
ESE
7a
5g7
ESE
8a
3g8
ESE
9a
5g13
SE
10a
6g14
SE
11a
8g14
SE
12p
9g14
SE
1p
11g16
SE
2p
14g20
SSE
3p
15g22
SSE
4p
15g23
SSE
5p
14g22
SSE
6p
13g21
SSE
7p
12g22
SE
8p
10g24
SE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
9g21
SSE
7a
10g21
SSE
8a
9g21
SSE
9a
9g20
SSE
10a
8g19
SSE
11a
7g19
SSE
12p
8g19
SSE
1p
9g19
SSE
2p
10g20
SSE
3p
11g23
SSE
4p
12g26
SSE
5p
11g27
S
6p
10g24
S
7p
7g17
S
8p
5g12
SSW
Wind's out of the SSE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
2g4
ESE
7a
1g4
ESE
8a
1g5
ESE
9a
1g8
S
10a
2g12
SW
11a
3g15
SSW
12p
3g15
SSW
1p
3g14
S
2p
4g14
SSE
3p
4g15
SSE
4p
4g16
SSE
5p
3g17
SSE
6p
2g19
S
7p
1g20
WSW
8p
2g20
WNW
Flyable 6am–9am — best around 6am: 2 mph ESE, gusts 4. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g9
NNE
7a
4g10
NE
8a
4g11
ENE
9a
5g11
ENE
10a
6g11
ENE
11a
6g11
ENE
12p
5g12
ENE
1p
4g13
E
2p
4g14
ESE
3p
4g14
ESE
4p
5g14
ESE
5p
6g14
ESE
6p
5g13
ESE
7p
4g11
ESE
8p
3g9
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g6
SSE
7a
4g7
SSE
8a
3g7
SSE
9a
3g8
SSE
10a
4g8
SSE
11a
5g9
S
12p
5g12
S
1p
5g16
SSE
2p
5g18
SSE
3p
5g18
S
4p
6g16
S
5p
7g15
S
6p
7g17
S
7p
7g20
S
8p
7g22
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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