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Glen Club
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable17m soarable · 7 km/h W
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 8 · 17h00 · 👍 2 stars · 78m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Glen Club.
▸Detailed forecast table
| Time | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 199 | 9 SSE | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 74% | 11.1 | 8.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 17 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 13 | 10.4 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 17 | 22 SW | 22 SW | 22 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 6% | 97% | 13.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 17 | 19 SSW | 19 SSW | 19 SSW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 13.6 | 9.9 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| Wed 2Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 199 | 9 SSE | 7 SSE | 7 SSE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 67% | 12.2 | 10.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 30 SW | 28 SW | 28 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 13.9 | 11.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 35 SW | 33 SW | 33 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 56% | 97% | 14 | 12.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 33 SSW | 33 SSW | 33 SSW | 26 | 0.0 | 58% | 90% | 14.3 | 12.6 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Thu 3Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 199 | 9 ESE | 9 ESE | 9 ESE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 24% | 10.1 | 9.9 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 17 | 7 W | 7 W | 7 W | 50 | 0.0 | 59% | 96% | 12.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 17 | 39 SE | 39 SE | 39 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 15% | 81% | 14.4 | 11.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 69 SE | 67 SE | 67 SE | 26 | 0.0 | 7% | 82% | 14.1 | 10.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Fri 4Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 199 | 30 SE | 28 SE | 28 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 76% | 11.2 | 7.7 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 774 | 46 ESE | 93 ESE | 106 ESE | 1059 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 14.7 | 7.8 | 0 | 1029 | — |
| 14h | — | 745 | 52 ESE | 98 ESE | 106 ESE | 1006 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.5 | 7.9 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 17h | — | 199 | 54 SE | 96 ESE | 113 ESE | 452 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 13.8 | 7.7 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Sat 5Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 31 ESE | 33 ESE | 37 ESE | 123 | 0.0 | 0% | 79% | 14.6 | 7.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 30 ESE | 39 SE | 48 SE | 142 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.2 | 9.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 35 SE | 37 SE | 44 SE | 117 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.3 | 9.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 54 SE | 61 SE | 61 ESE | 269 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.2 | 10.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 22 E | 17 E | 20 E | 27 | 0.0 | 18% | 80% | 15 | 12.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1 | 9 S | 13 SW | 13 SW | 9 | 0.0 | 10% | 96% | 15.4 | 12.5 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 1 | 19 WSW | 15 WSW | 17 WSW | 15 | 0.0 | 53% | 98% | 15 | 13.3 | 0 | 1014 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1 | 26 NW | 22 NW | 24 NW | 40 | 0.0 | 65% | 96% | 14.7 | 13.2 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Mon 7Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 1 | 20 NE | 20 NE | 22 NNE | 113 | 0.0 | 96% | 81% | 12.5 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 20 NNW | 26 NNW | 33 NNW | 135 | 0.0 | 62% | 96% | 13.9 | 12.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 35 NW | 41 NW | 46 NW | 146 | 0.0 | 57% | 97% | 14.5 | 12.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 24 NW | 28 NW | 35 NW | 142 | 0.0 | 81% | 96% | 14 | 13.1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 8Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 78 | 17 NE | 17 NE | 19 NNE | 136 | 0.0 | 75% | 9% | 12.7 | 11.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 78 | 11 N | 11 N | 11 N | 128 | 0.0 | 60% | 23% | 13.3 | 11.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 78 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 11 NW | 110 | 0.0 | 100% | 97% | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 78 | 9 WSW | 9 W | 13 W | 155 | 0.0 | 100% | 17% | 13.3 | 13.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
Detailed site description not yet documented — flying conditions and location data below are drawn directly from our site metadata.
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Wind recommendation
S-W
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Cape Town
- Distance from Cape Town
- 5 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9433°S, 18.3733°E
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