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Wharton, TX
29.2543°, -96.1544° Directions ↗
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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Overdevelopment / storm potential — not flyable
Flyability score
35
/100 · paragliding
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Temp
86°
F
Dew point
78°
F
Elevation
30
ft MSL
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What we look for at Cowboy Up Hang Gliding

Wind direction

Any direction (tow launch)

Ideal speed

0–8 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.

Aerotow off a 60-acre grass area beside Wharton Regional Airport (~1.5h SW of Houston), Dragonfly tugs. Flatland aerotow — no ridge, no launch-direction limit; limiter is surface wind/gusts and Gulf-Coast afternoon storms.

Window data compiled from cuhanggliding.com, airtribune.com, public site guides and club resources.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Sunday Flyable flyable 1pm–2pm 🌅 sunset 7:31 PM
7a
2g2
NE
8a
2g3
ENE
9a
5g6
E
10a
3g10
ENE
11a
5g11
S
12p
15g19
SSE
1p
14g17
ESE
2p
13g16
SSE
3p
12g15
SE
4p
13g19
SSE
5p
13g17
SSE
6p
11g17
SE
7p
9g15
SE
Flyable 1pm–3pm — best around 2pm: 13 mph SSE, gusts 16. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Caution workable 10am–12pm 🌅 sunset 7:30 PM
7a
5g10
NE
8a
2g3
NNW
9a
7g15
WSW
10a
1g6
SSE
11a
3g3
NNE
12p
5g7
SSW
1p
3g6
S
2p
3g9
SSE
3p
7g9
S
4p
5g9
S
5p
7g10
SSE
6p
10g11
SSE
7p
10g13
SSE
Borderline only 10am–12pm — best around 10am: 1 mph SSE, gusts 6. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. strong thermals.
Tuesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:29 PM
7a
7g9
ESE
8a
3g7
SE
9a
5g12
SSE
10a
7g16
SSE
11a
8g17
SSE
12p
8g18
SSE
1p
9g20
SSE
2p
10g21
SSE
3p
11g23
SSE
4p
12g24
SSE
5p
12g24
SSE
6p
12g23
SSE
7p
12g22
SE
No usable window today.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:28 PM
7a
4g6
ENE
8a
5g9
ENE
9a
6g12
E
10a
7g15
E
11a
7g17
E
12p
8g19
ESE
1p
9g20
ESE
2p
9g20
ESE
3p
8g19
ESE
4p
9g19
ESE
5p
10g20
ESE
6p
12g22
ESE
7p
13g24
ESE
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:27 PM
7a
6g9
NE
8a
7g10
ENE
9a
9g11
ENE
10a
10g13
E
11a
9g16
E
12p
7g19
E
1p
6g22
E
2p
8g25
E
3p
10g28
E
4p
12g30
E
5p
11g29
E
6p
10g28
ESE
7p
9g26
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Friday Flyable flyable 7am–10am 🌅 sunset 7:25 PM
7a
4g7
N
8a
5g8
NNE
9a
6g9
NNE
10a
7g11
NE
11a
7g13
ENE
12p
7g15
ENE
1p
8g17
E
2p
9g18
E
3p
9g18
E
4p
9g18
ESE
5p
10g18
ESE
6p
11g18
ESE
7p
11g18
ESE
Flyable 7am–12pm — best around 7am: 4 mph N, gusts 7. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 7am–9am 🌅 sunset 7:24 PM
7a
3g5
N
8a
3g6
N
9a
2g7
NNE
10a
2g9
NE
11a
3g11
ENE
12p
4g13
E
1p
5g14
E
2p
6g15
E
3p
7g15
E
4p
7g15
E
5p
8g15
E
6p
8g15
E
7p
8g15
E
Flyable 7am–10am — best around 7am: 3 mph N, gusts 5. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off likely 5pm–7pm — smooth, light E ~8 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window– Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
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