iParaglide Right Site Weather: June 10

Paragliding weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham & Seattle area. Low cloudbase and isolated showers throughout due to low pressure to northwest. Sunny breaks in Bellingham. Vancouver paragliding: winds aloft at 3000 ft light and variable with valley winds outflow to 15 km/hr becoming inflow to 15 km/hr as the day progresses. Paragliding in Seattle:  winds aloft at 3000ft light and variable, with valley winds  south to 17 km/hr. With low cloud base throughout, with the exception of Bellingham, a marginal paragliding day.

iParaglide right site paragliding weather ranking:

1. Paragliding in Bellingham. Lapse rate -2.4 C/1000ft: intermediate paraglider pilots. Blanchard often has a blue hole when its socked in elsewhere.  10:00-14:00 & 16:00-20:00 P2 novice paragliding. 14:00-16:00 P3 intermediate pilots. Chances 60:40.

2. Paraglidng in Seattle. Lapse rate -2.6C/1000ft: intermediate paragliding.  Wait for Tiger summit to clear cloud and anabatic flow establishment. 11:00-20:00 P3 intermediate paraglider pilots.  Watch for OD potential. Chances 50:50. 

iParaglide Right Site Weather: June 3

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham & Seattle area paragliding weather forecast. Low pressure to northwest brings 40-60% POP throughout excepting Bellingham & Seattle.  Clearing trend in afternoon in Vancouver, Pemberton, Bellingham & Seattle.  Paragliding Vancouver - 3000 ft winds aloft southeast to 15 km/hr diminishing to 9km/hr as the day progresses: valley winds light and variable becoming west to 10 km/hr. Paragliding in Seattle - 3000ft winds aloft southwest to 10 km/hr becoming northeast to 8 km/hr as the day progresses; valley winds light and variable becoming southwest to 18 km/hr in the afternoon. With 40%-60%POP and low cloud base throughout, with the exception of Bellingham & Seattle, a marginal paragliding day.

iParaglide right site paragliding weather ranking:

1. Bellingham paragliding: lapse rate -2.5 C/1000ft: intermediate paraglider pilots. Blanchard may have a blue hole. 09:00-13:00 & 17:00-20:00 P2 novice paragliding. 13:00-17:00 P3 intermediate pilots. Chances 60:40. 

2. Seattle Paragliding: lapse rate -2.9C/1000ft: advanced paragliding.  Wait for Tiger summit to clear cloud and anabatic flow establishment.  If blue holes develop will be strong and unstable day for advanced paragliding pilots. 11:00-20:00 P4 paraglider pilots.  Watch for OD potential. Chances 30:70. 

iParaglide Right Site Weather: June 2

Paragliding weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham & Seattle areas. Low pressure brings showers and low cloud base.  Clearing trend in afternoon in Vancouver, Pemberton and Bellingham.  Paragliding Vancouver - winds at 3000 ft west to southwest to 14 km/hr, with valley winds west to 10 km/hr. Seattle Paragliding - winds at 3000ft southwest to 26 km/hr easing to 19 km/hr as the day progresses: valley winds northeast to 16 km/hr becoming north in the afternoon. With 40% POP or more and low cloud base throughout, and clearing trend late in the day, best wait for Sunday for better paragliding prospects.

iParaglide Right Site Paragliding Weather: May 27

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecasts. Transition to low pressure brings mixed skies, increasing cloudiness and wind. Windy conditions called for in Pemberton & Chilliwack.  Breezy conditions in Bellingham & Seattle. Summits in Chilliwack, Pemberton and Seattle may be in cloud for morning and parts of the day. Vancouver Paragliding - 3000 ft winds aloft southeast to 24 km/hr to 14:00 becoming south to 9km/hr as the day progresses. Valley winds east to 20 km/hr and gusting to 30 km/hr, becoming west to 20 km/hr and gusting to 30 km/hr. Seattle Paragliding - 3000ft winds aloft southwest 20 km/hr throughout. Valley winds south to 30 km/hr. Too unstable in terms of wind & cloud: not a good day for paragliding.   

iParaglide Right Site Paragliding Weather: May 26

Paragliding weather forecasts for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler, Pemberton area. High pressure and sunny skies. Vancouver Paragliding - 3000 ft winds aloft light and viarable to 11:00 becoming west to 37 km/hr through 22:00.  Valley winds east outlfow to 10 km/hr becoming inflow to 10 km/hr as the day progresses. Seattle Paragliding - 3000ft winds aloft northeast to 13 km/hr becoming light and variable light and variable post 16:00. Valley winds east to 5 km/hr becoming west to 10 km/hr as the day progresses. Great day for paragliding in Seattle & Pemberton.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Seattle Paragliding: lapse rate -2.8C/1000ft: P4 advanced paraglider pilots. Tiger Mtn. 09:00-12:00 & 18:00-21:00 P2 novice paragliders.  12:00-18:00 P4 advanced paragliding. Sunny skies and nice lapse rate, should be epic. Chances 90:10. 

2. Pemberton Paragliding: lapse rate -2.5C/1000ft: P3 intermediate paragliding. Lower Mackenzie 09:00-11:00 & 17:00-20:00 P2 novice paragliders. P3 intermediate paragliding 12:00-17:00. Watch for possible Whistler Express arrival due to west wind aloft increasing through the day. Chances 90:10.

3. Whistler Paragliding: lapse rate: -3.3C/1000ft: advanced P4 paragliding. Whistler team paragliders only 09:00-21:00. Strong lapse rate, for an epic day: careful out there. Chances 90:10.

4. Paragliding Bellingham: lapse rate -2.6C/1000ft: intermediate P3 paragliders. Blanchard 10:00-13:00 & 17:00-20:00 P2 novice paragliders. 13:00-17:00 P3 intermediate paragliding. Wait for outflow and anabatic conditons to subside and seabreeze to establish. Great day for Blanchard with a descent lapse rate. Chances 80:20.

5. Vancouver Paragliding: lapse rate -2.2C/1000ft: P2 novice paragliders.  Grouse 10:00-20:00 P4 advanced GMFT pilots only. Watch for increasing west wind aloft as day progresses. Chances 80:20.

6. Chiliwack Paragliding: lapse rate -3.0C/1000ft: advanced P4 paragliding pilots. Watch for possible strong west winds late afternoon to early evening.  P4 advanced pilots 11:00-20:00. Chances 70:30.