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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
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NESW 110° ESE
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
5
mph base
Gusts
5
mph
Direction
ESE
110°
Aloft
1
SE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9068ft
Temp
79°
F
Cloudbase
16,027
ft MSL
Elevation
6,959
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:15 AM
local
Sunset
8:03 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Dry Canyon

Wind direction

SW (220°) → W (270°)

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.

RGSA site, Alamogordo NM. PG best SW-W (220-270). Above ~12-18mph risk blown over back. Strong rotor NW of launch when wind goes N (pilots drilled in). Must contact RGSA; LZ for members/guests only. Launch into wind, turn right, stay 50yd off rocks.

Window data compiled from rgsa.info, southwestairsports.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Thursday Flyable flyable 1pm–2pm
6a
2g3
ESE
7a
5g5
ENE
8a
1g3
NE
9a
6g10
NNW
10a
9g11
WNW
11a
10g13
WNW
12p
12g15
WNW
1p
12g16
W
2p
10g12
W
3p
13g13
WNW
4p
14g15
W
5p
14g15
ESE
6p
6g7
ESE
7p
8g10
ESE
8p
11g13
SE
Flyable 1pm–2pm — best around 2pm: 10 mph W, gusts 12.
Friday Flyable flyable 8am–9am
6a
5g5
SE
7a
3g3
SE
8a
1g1
ENE
9a
3g6
W
10a
6g11
WNW
11a
10g12
NW
12p
12g15
NW
1p
12g15
NW
2p
11g13
W
3p
14g17
E
4p
22g28
ESE
5p
20g25
ESE
6p
23g30
ESE
7p
18g21
ESE
8p
12g17
NE
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 2pm: 11 mph W, gusts 13.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
2g3
S
7a
3g3
WNW
8a
6g8
NNE
9a
7g7
N
10a
7g7
NNW
11a
9g9
NW
12p
11g14
WNW
1p
11g16
WNW
2p
12g13
WNW
3p
20g25
ESE
4p
13g23
ENE
5p
18g27
E
6p
16g24
E
7p
6g18
ENE
8p
11g28
E
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Slim window flyable 7am
6a
3g4
E
7a
2g5
ENE
8a
2g7
N
9a
3g9
NNW
10a
2g11
WNW
11a
3g13
WSW
12p
5g14
SW
1p
6g15
SW
2p
6g15
SW
3p
6g16
SW
4p
6g16
SW
5p
6g16
SSW
6p
6g15
SSW
7p
5g15
S
8p
4g13
SSE
Flyable 7am — best around 7am: 2 mph ENE, gusts 5.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
5g8
ESE
7a
6g11
SSE
8a
9g14
S
9a
11g16
S
10a
11g18
S
11a
9g19
S
12p
8g20
S
1p
8g20
SSW
2p
8g21
SSW
3p
8g21
SSW
4p
8g20
S
5p
8g19
SSE
6p
9g19
SE
7p
8g19
SE
8p
8g20
ESE
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
6a
4g9
E
7a
2g11
ESE
8a
3g14
SSW
9a
5g18
SW
10a
8g22
SSW
11a
10g26
SSW
12p
12g28
SSW
1p
11g30
SSW
2p
10g30
S
3p
8g30
S
4p
6g30
SSW
5p
6g29
SW
6p
5g28
SW
7p
3g28
S
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
2g15
ENE
7a
1g16
NNW
8a
4g16
NW
9a
6g16
WNW
10a
7g16
WNW
11a
7g16
W
12p
7g16
WSW
1p
5g17
WSW
2p
2g18
WSW
3p
1g19
ENE
4p
5g19
ENE
5p
8g18
ENE
6p
10g18
ENE
7p
10g19
ENE
No usable window today.
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