ARIZONA HANG GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION
FLYING WEATHER
Overview
The following links are a good starting point to help plan your flying day. It is required to have an adequate knowledge of weather forecasting to fly in Arizona weather conditions. We have some of the most extreme weather in the country. Please contact local pilots who are here and happy to assist bringing you up to speed on the localized and regional weather knowledge needed to fly here safely. We are known to be one of the top three "House Thermals" for the United States.
AZHPA Site-specific links
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National Weather Service Point Forecast: "A" Mountain, Apache Maid, Box Canyon, Elden, Houser Road-Eloy, Humboldt Mountain, Merriam Crater, Miller Peak, Mingus, Mt. Lemon, Mustang Mountain, Rainbow Valley, Shaw Butte, South Mountain, Yarnell
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MeteoBlue Multimodal Forecast: "A" Mountain, Apache Maid, Box Canyon, Elden, Houser Road-Eloy, Humboldt Mountain, Merriam Crater, Miller Peak, Mingus, Mt. Lemon, Mustang Mountain, Rainbow Valley, Shaw Butte, South Mountain, Yarnell
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Subscription-based websites
Helpful, free forecasting websites
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Educational/Other
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TFRs (via SkyVector, click on "Layers" and make sure "TFRs" is checked)
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