Right Site Paragliding Weather: Jun 13, 2020

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

Low to NW brings instability, 70-100% POP in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton. Seattle with 90% POP and possibility of thunderstorm.  

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft W to 13 km/hr. Valley flow with light early SE outflow becoming inflow SW to 10 km/hr mid afternoon. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.5C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable increasing and becoming SW to 26 km/hr. Valley winds SE and becoming SW to 15 km/hr. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.5C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

With neighboring low bringing instability and 70-100% POP, paragliding is not recommended in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton or Bellingham.  

Seattle with added risk of potential thunderstorm, pilots advisory: do not paraglide in Seattle today.  

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Jun 07, 2020

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

Low to SW brings instability, 30-100% POP, with increasing W wind to blown out conditions by 1200 in Chilliwack and blown out by 1400 in Pemberton, Vancouver, Seattle and Bellingham.  Squamish Whistler/Pemberton and Bellingham/Seattle also with potential for thunderstorm in early afternoon. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft NW to 20 km/hr and increasing and becoming WNW to 44 km/hr. Valley flow with early inflow W wind indicating an increase to blown out conditions to 30 km/hr by mid afternoon. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.9C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable increasing and becoming SW to 20 km/hr. Valley winds SW to 20 km/hr. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.9C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

PARAGLIDING PILOTS ADVISORY: With neighboring low bringing instability, 30-100% POP, blown out conditions at most sites by 1200 and the possibility of thunderstorm in Squamish/Whistler/Pemberton and Bellingham/Seattle: do not paraglide in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham or Seattle today. 

Right Site Paragliding Weather: Jun 06, 2020

Paragliding Weather Forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton areas, based on data available at 0600.

Low to NW brings passing fronts with 40-100% POP and possibility of thunderstorm throughout.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. (Forecast is suspect, passing fronts expected to bring wind). Valley flow E outflow to 20 km/hr becoming west inflow to 15 km/hr by mid afternoon. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.8C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SSW to 24 km/hr. Valley winds SW to 10 km/hr. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.9C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

PARAGLIDING PILOTS ADVISORY: With 40-100% POP and possibility of thunderstorm throughout: do not paraglide in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham or Seattle today. 

Paragliding Right Site Weather May 30

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast, based on data available at 0600.

Low brings passing front with 60-100% POP and possibility of thunderstorm throughout.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NW to 35 km/hr.  Valley flow E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming west inflow to 15 km/hr by mid afternoon. Novice peak lapse rate -1.7C/1000ft.  (Note forecast lapse rate today is suspect to be significantly lower than actual, with passing fronts, expect increased lapse rate and instability.)

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft NNE to 20 km/hr becoming NNW to 25 km/hr. Valley winds winds NE to 15 km/hr. Novice peak lapse rate -0.8C/1000ft. (Note forecast lapse rate today is suspect to be significantly lower than actual, with passing fronts expect increased lapse rate and instability.)

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

PARAGLIDING PILOTS ADVISORY: With 60-100% POP and possibility of thunderstorm throughout: do not paraglide in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Bellingham or Seattle today. 

iParaglide Right Site Weather May 24

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast, based on data available at 0600.

Low to NW brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers with some brief clearing periods in select areas in Vancouver, Chilliwack and Pemberton areas.

Partly sunny in Bellingham and mostly sunny skies in Seattle. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft SE to 15 km/hr.  Valley flow E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming west inflow to 10 km/hr by mid afternoon. Novice peak lapse rate -2.3C/1000ft.  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable. Valley winds winds SW to 10 km/hr. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.5C/1000ft. 

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: -2.5C/1000ft intermediate peak lapse rate. Great day for Tiger Mountain, once summit clears cloud.  Then a nice moderate day with good thermals for intermediate P3 pilots 1100-1800 with P2 conditions 1800-2000.   Chances to fly 80%.

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.0C/1000ft novice peak lapse rate.  Blanchard Mountain often has a blue hole when other sites in Fraser Valley are cloud/rained out. Blanhcard for P2 pilots 1000-1900.  Chances to paraglide 70%.

With 30-50% POP and low cloud base, paragliding not recommended in Vancouver, Chilliwack, Squamish, Whistler or Pemberton today.