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Glen Club
Cape Town, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable17m soarable · 13 km/h SW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 29 · 11h00 · 👍 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 22Clear | 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 | 15 ENE | 15 ENE | 15 ENE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 82% | 22.8 | 15.3 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 6 NW | 6 NW | 6 NW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 20.8 | 17.2 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 7 SW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.5 | 16.4 | 1 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 17 | 13 WSW | 13 WSW | 13 WSW | 26 | 0.0 | 12% | 98% | 19.9 | 16.1 | 0 | 1012 | ✓ |
| Wed 23Clear | 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 | 4 N | 4 N | 4 N | 334 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 14.8 | 14.2 | 1 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 17 | 6 SW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 99 | 0.0 | 93% | 90% | 15.7 | 14.8 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 17 | 31 SW | 33 SW | 35 SW | 57 | 0.0 | 92% | 95% | 15.9 | 15.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 26 | 0.0 | 5% | 84% | 18.5 | 15.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Thu 24Clear | 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 | 2 ENE | 2 ENE | 2 ENE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 48% | 16.6 | 15.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 4 WNW | 4 WNW | 6 WNW | 81 | 0.0 | 93% | 84% | 16.4 | 15.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 17 | 13 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 79 | 0.0 | 91% | 92% | 16.3 | 15.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 17 | 20 SW | 20 SW | 20 SW | 26 | 0.0 | 70% | 83% | 17.7 | 16.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 25Clear | 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 | 2 ESE | 2 E | 2 E | 208 | 0.0 | 25% | 38% | 17 | 15.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 408 | 7 N | 11 N | 19 NNW | 573 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 23.7 | 13.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 533 | 7 N | 19 N | 35 N | 739 | 2.0 | 0% | 85% | 27.4 | 15.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 199 | 9 ENE | 17 NE | 20 NE | 397 | 1.0 | 0% | 44% | 25.3 | 17.1 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 26🌧 Rain | 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 | 19 NW | 20 WNW | 24 WNW | 117 | 0.0 | 85% | 99% | 14.3 | 13.5 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 24 NW | 28 NW | 33 NW | 170 | 0.0 | 85% | 99% | 14.2 | 13.4 | 2 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 28 NW | 31 NW | 33 NW | 187 | 0.0 | 86% | 96% | 14.2 | 13.3 | 3 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 24 NW | 30 NW | 33 WNW | 197 | 0.0 | 90% | 83% | 14.2 | 13.5 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| Sun 27Clear | 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 | 15 SSW | 48 SE | 67 SE | 310 | 0.0 | 5% | 98% | 15.8 | 12.3 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1 | 43 SE | 48 SE | 48 SE | 271 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.7 | 12 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 54 SE | 61 SE | 59 SE | 244 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17 | 12.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 61 SE | 69 SE | 67 SE | 239 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 16.7 | 12.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Mon 28Clear | 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 | 37 ESE | 46 ESE | 54 E | 205 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.1 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 28 ESE | 26 ESE | 31 ESE | 64 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 17.1 | 10.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 20 SE | 17 SE | 20 SE | 35 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 18.9 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 43 ESE | 41 ESE | 43 ESE | 94 | 0.0 | 0% | 75% | 19.9 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 29Clear | 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 | 13 E | 9 ESE | 11 ESE | 92 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.3 | 10.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 78 | 13 S | 13 S | 13 S | 86 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.7 | 10.8 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 78 | 22 S | 17 S | 19 S | 88 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.7 | 11.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 78 | 24 SSE | 19 SSE | 19 SSE | 86 | 0.0 | 0% | 90% | 19.2 | 11.7 | 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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