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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
17 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Paarl Sports Field.
▸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 | — | 184 | 13 N | 19 NNE | 22 N | 427 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 926 | 15 N | 26 NNW | 33 NW | 1269 | 3.0 | 0% | 89% | 21.7 | 8.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,368 | 17 NNW | 30 NNW | 39 NW | 1812 | 3.0 | 60% | 97% | 26.2 | 12.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,014 | 17 NW | 28 NW | 37 NNW | 1544 | 2.0 | 1% | 93% | 25.3 | 13.6 | 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 | — | 184 | 7 NNW | 9 NNW | 13 N | 267 | 0.0 | 0% | 81% | 16 | 8.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 979 | 13 NNW | 22 NNW | 41 NW | 1330 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 25.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,381 | 17 NNW | 30 NW | 52 NW | 1836 | 3.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.9 | 14 | 0 | 1012 | — |
| 17h | — | 822 | 15 W | 22 WNW | 28 NW | 1251 | 2.0 | 0% | 91% | 25.5 | 13.1 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| Sat 17🌧 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 | — | 184 | 7 NNW | 7 NNW | 9 NNW | 295 | 0.0 | 86% | 3% | 14.9 | 13.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 346 | 6 S | 9 S | 11 S | 795 | 1.0 | 97% | 23% | 18.2 | 13.4 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 359 | 13 SSW | 17 SSW | 11 S | 753 | 1.0 | 50% | 20% | 18.1 | 12.5 | 2 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 13 SSW | 22 SSW | 30 SSW | 185 | 0.0 | 0% | 6% | 16.4 | 10.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 18🌧 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 | — | 184 | 9 S | 9 S | 9 S | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 8% | 12.6 | 9.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 838 | 6 WNW | 4 NE | 13 ENE | 1246 | 2.0 | 100% | 52% | 16.7 | 8.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,188 | 15 SSW | 11 S | 19 NE | 1605 | 3.0 | 81% | 82% | 17.9 | 9.1 | 1 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 587 | 28 S | 31 S | 20 SSE | 1166 | 1.0 | 62% | 31% | 15.5 | 8.6 | 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 | — | 125 | 4 NNE | 2 ENE | 6 SSE | 319 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 11.1 | 5.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,440 | 13 SW | 11 SSW | 15 SSE | 1931 | 3.0 | 62% | 100% | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,603 | 20 SW | 13 SSW | 9 ESE | 2122 | 3.0 | 16% | 97% | 19.2 | 1.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,027 | 26 SW | 24 SW | 9 SSE | 1558 | 2.0 | 44% | 84% | 18 | 5.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 125 | 2 NNE | 2 NE | 4 ESE | 337 | 1.0 | 0% | 85% | 11.7 | 5.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,190 | 7 W | 9 WSW | 13 WSW | 1612 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,541 | 20 WSW | 15 WSW | 13 NW | 2039 | 3.0 | 0% | 95% | 20 | 2.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 768 | 24 WSW | 20 SW | 13 S | 1207 | 2.0 | 0% | 86% | 18.5 | 5.3 | 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 | — | 191 | 19 NNE | 22 N | 26 N | 468 | 1.0 | 60% | 100% | 12.4 | 7.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 884 | 37 NW | 44 NW | 50 NW | 1226 | 2.0 | 0% | 85% | 19.1 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 125 | 26 NNW | 39 NNW | 52 NNW | 801 | 1.0 | 0% | 5% | 16.1 | 6.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 31 NNW | 41 NNW | 48 NNW | 438 | 0.0 | 54% | 4% | 15.1 | 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 | — | 279 | 24 NW | 39 WNW | 52 WNW | 810 | 0.0 | 100% | 4% | 14.7 | 14.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 279 | 22 WNW | 24 WNW | 30 WNW | 408 | 0.0 | 100% | 7% | 16 | 15.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 279 | 22 WSW | 26 W | 28 W | 872 | 1.0 | 100% | 20% | 17.9 | 13.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 279 | 20 WSW | 22 W | 24 W | 1000 | 1.0 | 90% | 28% | 18.1 | 12.5 | 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
ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE
Wind speed range
5–19 km/h
Air School training site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Ground handling
- Region
- Winelands
- Distance from Cape Town
- 58 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.7036°S, 18.9879°E
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