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Paarl Cricket Club
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
11 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
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Tue 29 · 08h00 · 👍 2 stars · 228m 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 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 | — | 213 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 222 | 0.0 | 28% | 41% | 17.8 | 16.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 629 | 9 N | 11 N | 17 NNE | 911 | 2.0 | 0% | 76% | 27.1 | 17.1 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,204 | 9 N | 9 N | 24 N | 1636 | 3.0 | 0% | 88% | 31.3 | 17.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 443 | 15 WSW | 9 W | 4 NE | 750 | 1.0 | 0% | 81% | 26.7 | 18.8 | 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 | — | 213 | 9 NE | 9 NE | 9 NE | 222 | 0.0 | 0% | 60% | 17.3 | 14 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 863 | 11 NNE | 13 N | 22 NW | 1228 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 29.3 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 783 | 11 NNW | 19 NNW | 30 NNW | 1136 | 2.0 | 0% | 60% | 27.4 | 13.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 366 | 2 N | 7 N | 22 N | 1269 | 1.0 | 0% | 50% | 26.3 | 14.7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 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 | — | 213 | 11 SSE | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 222 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 16.4 | 14.6 | 4 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 536 | 13 S | 17 S | 11 S | 778 | 2.0 | 31% | 70% | 22 | 16.3 | 8 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 164 | 2 N | 15 WSW | 17 SW | 683 | 1.0 | 45% | 6% | 21.2 | 16.4 | 11 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 498 | 13 SSW | 20 S | 22 SSE | 881 | 1.0 | 75% | 94% | 20.9 | 15.5 | 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 | — | 213 | 28 SE | 26 SE | 26 SE | 221 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 921 | 22 SSE | 28 SE | 22 SE | 1321 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.1 | 9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,374 | 22 SSE | 26 SE | 15 SE | 1884 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.2 | 8.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 517 | 28 SE | 41 SE | 41 ESE | 1058 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.6 | 8.4 | 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 | — | 228 | 35 E | 43 E | 59 E | 322 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 15.9 | 4.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 428 | 35 E | 37 E | 30 E | 619 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.5 | 3.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 819 | 24 E | 17 E | 17 SSE | 1148 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 22.7 | 3.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 228 | 31 E | 35 E | 28 E | 516 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 22 | 5.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | 👍 | 228 | 9 S | 7 S | 9 S | 261 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.9 | 3.7 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 797 | 2 ESE | 2 E | 11 NE | 1170 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.8 | 1.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,216 | 13 NE | 9 ENE | 6 SE | 1693 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 28.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 228 | 15 E | 11 E | 4 NE | 1163 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 28 | 4.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 30Clear | 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 | 2 N | 4 WSW | 2 W | 245 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 913 | 11 N | 13 N | 19 NW | 1332 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 31.2 | 1.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,419 | 15 W | 6 N | 22 N | 1959 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 32.4 | 4.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 228 | 26 WSW | 26 WSW | 24 WSW | 380 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 29.5 | 8.7 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 317 | 17 N | 19 N | 24 N | 541 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.7 | 8.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 727 | 22 NNW | 26 N | 31 NNW | 985 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.4 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,109 | 26 NNW | 31 NNW | 41 NNW | 1464 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 26.6 | 2.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 724 | 20 NW | 26 NNW | 30 NNW | 1075 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 25 | 5.9 | 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
Student 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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