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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 323° NW
Flyability score
30
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
19
mph
Temp
67°
F
Dew point
61°
F
Elevation
2,142
ft MSL
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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

Monday Caution workable 12pm–3pm 🌅 sunset 7:21 PM
6a
13g26
NNW
7a
13g26
NNW
8a
13g27
NNW
9a
12g24
NNW
10a
11g19
NNW
11a
10g20
NNW
12p
11g19
NW
1p
11g18
NW
2p
11g17
NNW
3p
10g15
NNW
4p
9g15
NNW
5p
9g14
NNW
6p
7g13
N
7p
6g14
N
Borderline only 12pm–3pm — best around 3pm: 10 mph NNW, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:20 PM
6a
5g7
E
7a
5g7
E
8a
4g8
E
9a
6g15
ESE
10a
7g15
SE
11a
8g14
SE
12p
9g13
SE
1p
9g12
SE
2p
9g12
SE
3p
8g11
SE
4p
9g12
SE
5p
8g12
SE
6p
8g13
SE
7p
6g12
SE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:18 PM
6a
3g9
S
7a
3g7
SSE
8a
3g7
SSE
9a
3g9
S
10a
4g11
S
11a
4g12
S
12p
5g13
S
1p
5g14
S
2p
5g14
S
3p
5g14
S
4p
5g13
SSE
5p
4g12
SSE
6p
3g10
SSE
7p
2g7
SSE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
6a
4g9
S
7a
4g9
S
8a
4g9
S
9a
5g11
S
10a
5g13
SSW
11a
5g15
SSW
12p
6g17
SSW
1p
7g19
SSW
2p
7g20
SSW
3p
7g20
S
4p
6g20
S
5p
5g19
S
6p
5g20
S
7p
5g20
S
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–11am 🌅 sunset 7:15 PM
6a
2g15
NW
7a
2g9
NW
8a
2g5
NW
9a
2g5
NW
10a
3g6
NW
11a
3g8
NW
12p
4g12
NW
1p
5g16
NNW
2p
6g19
NNW
3p
5g17
N
4p
6g14
NNE
5p
6g12
NE
6p
6g14
NE
7p
6g17
NE
Flyable 7am–12pm — best around 8am: 2 mph NW, gusts 5. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:13 PM
6a
6g17
NE
7a
5g15
NE
8a
5g14
NE
9a
5g14
ENE
10a
5g15
E
11a
5g15
E
12p
5g15
ESE
1p
5g13
ESE
2p
5g13
SE
3p
5g14
ESE
4p
4g16
ESE
5p
5g17
E
6p
5g16
E
7p
5g14
ENE
Wind's out of the E most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:12 PM
6a
5g15
ESE
7a
6g14
SE
8a
6g14
SE
9a
7g14
SE
10a
7g15
SE
11a
7g15
SE
12p
7g16
SE
1p
7g17
SE
2p
6g18
SE
3p
6g19
SE
4p
6g20
SE
5p
6g20
SE
6p
6g21
SE
7p
5g21
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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