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Paarl Cricket Club
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
15 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 19 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,633m 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 15Clear | 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 | — | 213 | 15 NNE | 22 NNE | 26 N | 519 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 12.5 | 6.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 934 | 17 N | 28 N | 33 NW | 1265 | 2.0 | 23% | 86% | 20.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,348 | 19 NNW | 31 NNW | 39 NW | 1775 | 3.0 | 45% | 93% | 25.4 | 12.7 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,023 | 17 NNW | 30 NW | 37 NW | 1548 | 2.0 | 2% | 89% | 24.9 | 13.7 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| Fri 16Clear | 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 | — | 213 | 13 N | 15 N | 19 NNE | 327 | 0.0 | 0% | 80% | 16.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 986 | 15 N | 24 NNW | 43 NW | 1324 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 24.9 | 11.5 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,401 | 15 NNW | 30 NW | 52 NW | 1842 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.6 | 13.9 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | — | 697 | 11 W | 22 WNW | 28 NW | 1057 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 24.9 | 12.9 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sat 17Clear | 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 | — | 213 | 7 NNW | 9 NNW | 11 NNW | 336 | 0.0 | 90% | 3% | 14.7 | 13.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 164 | 13 SW | 11 SSW | 6 SSE | 677 | 1.0 | 87% | 17% | 16.6 | 12.6 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 324 | 13 S | 19 S | 15 S | 702 | 1.0 | 59% | 18% | 17.1 | 12.2 | 2 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 👍 | 164 | 17 S | 15 S | 15 S | 172 | 0.0 | 0% | 5% | 15.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Sun 18Clear | 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 | — | 213 | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 15 SSE | 221 | 0.0 | 0% | 11% | 12.5 | 8.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 956 | 7 SSW | 6 E | 17 ENE | 1321 | 2.0 | 100% | 68% | 16.9 | 8.6 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 1,008 | 17 SSW | 15 S | 11 E | 1463 | 2.0 | 91% | 43% | 16.7 | 8.7 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 745 | 26 SSE | 30 SSE | 19 S | 1268 | 2.0 | 92% | 35% | 15.1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 19Clear | 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 | — | 228 | 6 SE | 9 SSE | 15 S | 556 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 11.7 | 4.5 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | 🔥 | 1,460 | 11 SSW | 11 SSW | 11 SSE | 1932 | 3.0 | 43% | 100% | 16.1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,633 | 19 SW | 13 SSW | 7 E | 2136 | 3.0 | 5% | 97% | 18.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 1,021 | 24 SW | 20 SW | 6 SSE | 1514 | 2.0 | 29% | 85% | 17 | 5.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Tue 20Clear | 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 | — | 228 | 4 E | 2 ESE | 4 SW | 488 | 1.0 | 0% | 84% | 11.7 | 5.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,283 | 11 WNW | 9 WSW | 13 WSW | 1701 | 3.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,548 | 20 WSW | 15 W | 9 NNW | 2022 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 18.9 | 2.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 928 | 20 WSW | 19 SW | 7 SSE | 1392 | 2.0 | 0% | 87% | 17.8 | 5.4 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Wed 21Clear | 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 | — | 302 | 19 NNE | 20 N | 26 N | 571 | 1.0 | 81% | 100% | 11.5 | 7.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 936 | 41 NW | 48 NW | 54 NW | 1245 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.3 | 5.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 228 | 24 NNW | 37 NNW | 50 NNW | 873 | 1.0 | 15% | 5% | 15 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 228 | 33 NNW | 43 NNW | 48 NNW | 511 | 0.0 | 66% | 4% | 13.9 | 10.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 317 | 22 NW | 39 WNW | 54 WNW | 871 | 0.0 | 100% | 4% | 14.6 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 317 | 24 WNW | 26 WNW | 31 WNW | 436 | 0.0 | 100% | 6% | 15.7 | 14.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 317 | 22 W | 26 W | 30 W | 910 | 1.0 | 97% | 18% | 17.3 | 12.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 317 | 19 W | 20 W | 24 WNW | 1156 | 1.0 | 100% | 29% | 17.7 | 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
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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