iParaglide Right Site Weather May 02

Paragliding Weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton areas, based on data available at 0700.

COVID19 SPECIAL PILOTS ADVISORY NOTE. We recommend all paraglider pilots follow the recommendations of scientists, health officials, and provincial/state and federal authorities regarding maintaining social distancing.  It is the best means to slow the spread of the virus, flatten the propagation curve, and eventually lead to reduced transmission and infection and thereby the quickest return to normalcy.  In BC, we have already started to see a flattening of the curve due to people embracing these prudent measures. 

Many parks which contain the best training hills and kiting locations have been closed, including Diefenbaker Park.

iParaglide is recommending a "no fly" until further notice. 

Low pressure to NW with passing cold front brings high instability, gusty SE winds and mostly cloudy skies with 30-100% POP, and possibility of thunderstorm. 

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft SE at 50 km/hr and becoming S to 55 km/hr.  Vancouver valley flow E 15 km/hr and increasing and gusting up to 70 km/hr later in the day. Intermediate peak lapse rate -2.4C/1000ft (forecast lapse rate is suspect of being lower than actual).  

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft S to 44 km/hr, becoming SW to 50 km/hr.  Valley winds SW and increasing and becoming gusty to 45 km/hr.  Forecast peak lapse rate of -2.1C/1000ft is suspect of being lower than actual, with possible passing cold front and thunderstorm.  

iParaglide Right Site Ranking

Paragliding is not recommended in Chilliwack, Vancouver, Pemberton, Bellingham or Seattle today due to COVID19 and in addition, strong & gusty SE to SW winds, instability, POP 30-100% and possibility of thunderstorm.