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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 284° WNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
11
mph
Direction
WNW
284°
Aloft
10
W @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~6341ft
Temp
73°
F
Cloudbase
14,071
ft MSL
Elevation
7,730
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:37 AM
local
Sunset
7:32 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Mingus

Wind direction

ENE (70°) → ESE (120°)

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

Ideal speed

6–12 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.

AZHPA E-facing site; ideal E, accepts SE-SW. HG max ~20mph, PG max ~15. Morning upslope thermals; goes over-the-back (SW) by midday=leeside/rotor in back of launch. H3/P3, on-site briefing & AZHPA membership req.

Window data compiled from azhpa.org, fs.usda.gov — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 11am–1pm
5a
4g4
NNW
6a
6g7
NW
7a
4g5
N
8a
4g5
N
9a
2g4
ENE
10a
2g5
NNE
11a
3g5
ENE
12p
1g3
WSW
1p
1g3
WNW
2p
5g7
WNW
3p
3g5
SW
4p
10g11
W
5p
11g12
WSW
6p
9g10
W
7p
6g9
WNW
Flyable 11am–1pm — best around 12pm: 1 mph WSW, gusts 3.
Friday Flyable flyable 7am
5a
7g12
NW
6a
8g12
NNW
7a
2g5
NNW
8a
9g11
NNW
9a
6g8
N
10a
4g5
NE
11a
3g5
NNE
12p
3g6
NNE
1p
5g6
WNW
2p
1g3
NNW
3p
8g9
WNW
4p
11g13
W
5p
10g11
WSW
6p
10g12
WNW
7p
14g20
WNW
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 2 mph NNW, gusts 5.
Saturday Flyable flyable 10am–1pm
5a
9g18
NW
6a
9g17
NW
7a
6g15
NNW
8a
8g11
NNW
9a
4g5
NNE
10a
1g4
ESE
11a
3g5
E
12p
6g6
ESE
1p
3g4
ESE
2p
4g7
WNW
3p
7g10
SSW
4p
8g10
SW
5p
11g13
NNW
6p
6g18
NW
7p
3g11
WNW
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 10am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 4.
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g5
WSW
6a
0g5
E
7a
1g6
ENE
8a
2g8
ENE
9a
3g9
E
10a
3g10
E
11a
4g12
E
12p
5g15
E
1p
8g19
E
2p
9g21
ENE
3p
7g21
ENE
4p
4g19
ENE
5p
1g17
E
6p
1g15
SW
7p
3g14
WSW
Flyable 5am–10am — best around 5am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Slim window flyable 5am
5a
1g5
W
6a
1g7
WNW
7a
1g9
NE
8a
2g12
ENE
9a
4g14
ENE
10a
5g15
E
11a
6g17
E
12p
7g20
E
1p
7g22
ESE
2p
5g23
ESE
3p
2g24
SE
4p
3g23
W
5p
6g23
W
6p
6g22
W
7p
4g21
WSW
Flyable 5am–6am — best around 5am: 1 mph W, gusts 5. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline.
Tuesday Caution workable 12pm–1pm
5a
3g9
WNW
6a
2g9
W
7a
0g10
S
8a
2g11
ESE
9a
3g11
ESE
10a
4g13
E
11a
5g14
E
12p
7g15
E
1p
10g17
E
2p
11g19
E
3p
9g19
ESE
4p
10g18
SSE
5p
13g19
S
6p
13g21
S
7p
10g24
S
Borderline only 12pm–1pm — best around 1pm: 10 mph E, gusts 17. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Wednesday Caution workable 9am–11am
5a
3g7
NW
6a
3g6
NW
7a
4g6
NW
8a
3g6
NNW
9a
2g8
N
10a
2g9
ESE
11a
4g12
ESE
12p
5g14
ESE
1p
4g17
ESE
2p
4g20
ESE
3p
5g22
ESE
4p
5g24
ESE
5p
5g25
SE
6p
4g25
SE
7p
3g24
SE
Borderline only 9am–11am — best around 11am: 4 mph ESE, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
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