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At iParaglide Top Gun Flight School, we take pride in having taught over 1900 paragliding students in our 26 years of operation.

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Right Site Weather Jul 22, 2022

DateFriday, July 22, 2022 at 5:55

Paragliding Weather Forecast for the Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area, based on data available at 0500.

High pressure with mostly sunny skies.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft NW to 17 km/hr becoming light and variable. Valley wind light E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming strong and gusty inflow 20-40 km/hr early in Chilliwack and Pemberton.   Novice peak lapse rate -1.9C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SW to 19 km/hr and becoming light and variable.  Valley winds light S and becoming W to 14 km/hr.  Novice peak lapse rate -2.0C/1000ft.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Vancouver: -1.9C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Grouse for GMFT P3 Intermediate Pilots 1000-2000.  90% chances to paraglide.

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -1.8C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Nice easy day for Blanchard. P2 pilots 0800-1900. Paragliding prospects 90%. 

3. Paragliding Seattle: -2.0C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Early mixed cloud & sun forecast to clear to sunny skies. Tiger Mtn. early SW wind aloft easing to light and variable winds and smooth and easy conditions. P2 pilots 1000-2000. 80% chances to paraglide.

4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.5C/1000ft Intermediate peak lapse rate. Chilliwack calling for West wind 20 gusting to 40 km/hr by noon.  Possible narrow window 0800-1000 for P2 pilots then watch for increasing wind to P3 and then P4 and then blown out conditions.  Bridal for P3 to P4 1000-1300 then watch for possible blown out conditions. Chances for paragliding 70% early with decreasing chances and for P4 pilots only as day progresses. 

5. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.6 C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being higher than actual, looking more like a 2.7 day. However, forecast calling for strong SW wind 20-40 km/hr in valley and this may create blown out Whistler express S winds.  P4 pilots should choose to proceed or not by carefully observing actual conditions and with an abundance of caution.  

6. Paragliding Whistler: -3.7 C/1000ft XXX peak lapse rate. Forecast lapse rate is suspect of being higher than actual but still too strong.  Whistler calling for strong SW wind 20-40 km/hr early.  Paragliding not recommended.

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