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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
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NESW 188° S
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
12
mph
Direction
S
188°
Aloft
15
SSW @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~1932ft
Temp
75°
F
Cloudbase
6,853
ft MSL
Elevation
4,921
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:55 AM
local
Sunset
7:47 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Keel Mountain (Huntsville)

Wind direction

NW (325°) → NE (35°)

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

Ideal speed

8–15 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.

A private, NW-to-north-facing ridge near Huntsville and the main free-flight site in Alabama. It works on a north wind (about 325-035) at 8-15 mph as the flow compresses against the hillside; flyable year-round with good summer ridge lift. Access is permission-only — you must be a 'Friend of Robert' with the owner. South or east winds put you in the lee with rotor. Best for P2+ pilots who've had a site intro from the owner.

Window data compiled from vacationsalabama.com — public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
8g14
SSW
6a
12g19
SSW
7a
10g19
S
8a
11g22
S
9a
13g24
S
10a
11g17
S
11a
11g19
S
12p
12g20
S
1p
12g20
S
2p
12g21
SSW
3p
13g24
SSW
4p
13g24
SSW
5p
14g24
S
6p
14g23
S
7p
14g28
S
Wind's out of the S most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Caution workable 7am
5a
7g13
WSW
6a
6g11
W
7a
7g13
W
8a
6g16
W
9a
8g18
W
10a
7g14
WSW
11a
7g11
WSW
12p
6g12
WSW
1p
7g11
WSW
2p
8g13
WSW
3p
8g12
SW
4p
8g12
W
5p
7g14
W
6p
6g13
W
7p
6g15
W
Borderline only 7am — best around 7am: 7 mph W, gusts 13. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
Monday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
2g5
NW
6a
2g5
NW
7a
2g6
NW
8a
2g7
WNW
9a
2g8
W
10a
2g9
WSW
11a
2g10
SW
12p
1g11
SW
1p
0g12
S
2p
1g13
SSW
3p
1g15
SSW
4p
1g15
SW
5p
1g14
NW
6p
3g12
NNW
7p
4g10
NNW
Flyable 5am–8am — best around 5am: 2 mph NW, gusts 5.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 5am–7am
5a
1g3
NNE
6a
1g3
NNE
7a
0g5
N
8a
0g6
W
9a
1g7
W
10a
2g9
W
11a
2g11
WNW
12p
3g13
NW
1p
4g15
NW
2p
2g15
WNW
3p
2g15
SW
4p
3g15
SSW
5p
2g15
S
6p
0g16
E
7p
1g16
NE
Flyable 5am–10am — best around 5am: 1 mph NNE, gusts 3. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 5am–6am
5a
2g6
SE
6a
2g6
SE
7a
2g6
SSE
8a
2g7
S
9a
2g9
S
10a
2g10
SSW
11a
2g10
SSW
12p
1g10
SW
1p
1g11
SW
2p
1g12
SW
3p
1g14
SSW
4p
2g15
SSW
5p
2g15
SSW
6p
2g14
S
7p
2g13
S
Flyable 5am–6am — best around 5am: 2 mph SE, gusts 6.
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
6g10
SE
6a
6g8
SE
7a
7g7
SE
8a
6g7
SE
9a
6g8
SE
10a
6g9
SSE
11a
5g10
SSE
12p
4g12
S
1p
4g13
S
2p
3g13
S
3p
3g13
SSE
4p
3g14
SE
5p
3g16
ESE
6p
4g19
ESE
7p
4g21
ESE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
5g10
SE
7a
4g10
SE
8a
4g10
SE
9a
4g10
SSE
10a
3g11
SSE
11a
3g11
S
12p
3g11
SSW
1p
3g12
SSW
2p
3g13
S
3p
3g15
SSE
4p
4g16
SE
5p
4g17
SE
6p
5g18
ESE
7p
6g19
ESE
Wind's out of the SE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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