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Paarl Cricket Club
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
16 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 7 · 11h00 · 💥 5 stars · 1,736m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Paarl Cricket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 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 | — | 243 | 10 N | 14 N | 16 NNW | 520 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 17.7 | 10.7 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,493 | 14 NNW | 31 NW | 48 NW | 1946 | 3.0 | 38% | 97% | 25.8 | 13.4 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,101 | 18 WNW | 31 WNW | 32 NW | 1445 | 3.0 | 71% | 85% | 22.8 | 15.7 | 1 | 1010 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,129 | 16 NW | 38 WNW | 44 NW | 1573 | 2.0 | 32% | 100% | 21.8 | 14 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| Fri 6🌧 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 | — | 243 | 12 N | 16 N | 20 N | 312 | 0.0 | 86% | 2% | 13 | 12.3 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,496 | 16 WNW | 26 WNW | 28 WNW | 1984 | 3.0 | 88% | 76% | 20.6 | 13.1 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 987 | 17 W | 28 WNW | 21 WNW | 1478 | 2.0 | 62% | 21% | 19.6 | 12.4 | 2 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,280 | 10 WSW | 21 WSW | 23 W | 1761 | 2.0 | 64% | 100% | 20.3 | 10.8 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 700 | 18 SSE | 25 SSE | 21 S | 1256 | 1.0 | 48% | 90% | 14.1 | 7.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | 💥 | 1,736 | 15 S | 16 SSE | 13 ESE | 2228 | 3.0 | 80% | 98% | 20 | 6.6 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 1,991 | 20 S | 20 SSE | 17 ENE | 2534 | 4.0 | 95% | 99% | 22 | 7.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,031 | 29 SSE | 41 SE | 27 ESE | 1443 | 2.0 | 1% | 100% | 18.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 243 | 35 E | 53 E | 67 E | 323 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 15.4 | 7 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 986 | 28 ENE | 17 E | 7 SSW | 1334 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.3 | 6.3 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,966 | 14 ENE | 15 ENE | 14 ENE | 2561 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 28.1 | 4.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,755 | 18 ENE | 24 NE | 23 NE | 2624 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 27.6 | 7.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Mon 9Clear | 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 | — | 207 | 4 NW | 3 NW | 3 W | 362 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.8 | 2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,509 | 14 NNW | 20 NW | 35 WNW | 1998 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 30.9 | -1.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 841 | 30 WSW | 30 W | 27 WNW | 1127 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 30.7 | -0.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 451 | 24 SW | 22 SW | 18 WSW | 723 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 27.7 | 5.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Tue 10Clear | 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 | 👍 | 207 | 9 SW | 9 SW | 8 SSW | 419 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 791 | 16 WSW | 10 WSW | 4 S | 1068 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 28.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 788 | 28 SW | 23 SW | 12 WSW | 1054 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 30.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 308 | 29 SW | 32 SW | 32 SW | 511 | 1.0 | 0% | 88% | 27.1 | -0.3 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Wed 11Clear | 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 | — | 460 | 5 NW | 7 WSW | 14 SW | 750 | 1.0 | 23% | 100% | 19.9 | 11.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1,139 | 23 W | 23 W | 26 W | 1495 | 3.0 | 75% | 100% | 23.7 | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,010 | 27 WSW | 28 WSW | 25 W | 1325 | 3.0 | 77% | 97% | 23.3 | 14.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 207 | 23 SSW | 25 SSW | 23 SSW | 625 | 1.0 | 42% | 22% | 20.1 | 14.2 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 12Clear | 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 | — | 465 | 17 SE | 17 SE | 15 SE | 788 | 1.0 | 21% | 65% | 16.7 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 🔥 | 1,410 | 11 S | 8 SE | 6 E | 1812 | 3.0 | 36% | 100% | 19.9 | 7.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,633 | 18 S | 14 SSE | 14 E | 2075 | 3.0 | 20% | 98% | 22.8 | 5.5 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 946 | 30 SSE | 32 SE | 25 ESE | 1289 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 21.6 | 6 | 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
All
Flyable directions
S, SSW, SW
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Air School training site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Winelands
- Distance from Cape Town
- 55 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.7389°S, 18.9741°E
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