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 light and variable becoming E to 20 km/hr (this forecast is suspect as an outlier). Vancouver valley winds E to 15 km/hr becoming W to 15 km/hr by mid morning. Chilliwack Valley winds light and variable becoming W to 20 km/hr by noon.
SEA 3000 ft winds aloft SW to 24 km/hr easing to 13 km/hr. Valley winds light and variable becoming W to 10 km/hr.
iParaglide Right Site Ranking:
1. Paragliding Seattle: -2.5C/1000ft Intermedaite peak lapse rate. Tiger with moderate SW wind aloft today. P3 pilots 0800-2000. Paragliding opportunities 90%.
2. Paragliding Vancouver: -2.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Nice day for Grouse for GMFT 1000-2000 for P3 to P4 pilots. Chances for paragliding 90%.
3. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Blanchard for P2 pilots 0900-1700. Chances to paraglide 90%.
4. Paragliding Chilliwack: -2.3C/1000ft Novice peak lapse rate. Mt. Woodside for P2 pilots 0800-1100 then watch for increasing wind to blown out conditons. Bridal FSR is closed for maintenance. 80% chances to fly early, 30% late.
5. Paragliding Pemberton: -3.4C/1000ft Advanced peak lapse rate. Mt. McKenzie for P2 Pilots 0800-1200 then watch for strong lapse rate building and switch to P4 conditions 1200-1900 with probable arrival of Whistler Express south wind. Paragliding chances 90% early, 30% late.
6. Paragliding Whistler: -4.0C/1000ft XXX peak forecast lapse rate. XXX lapse rate combined with probable strong Whislter Express wind, make Whistler a no go today.
