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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
17 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 8 · 14h00 · 💥 5 stars · 1,859m topsStudent safe
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 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 | — | 183 | 9 N | 13 N | 14 N | 406 | 1.0 | 0% | 87% | 17.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1011 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,515 | 15 NW | 28 NW | 50 NW | 1994 | 3.0 | 72% | 97% | 26.4 | 13.5 | 0 | 1010 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,182 | 19 W | 31 WNW | 39 NW | 1562 | 3.0 | 83% | 90% | 23.6 | 16.1 | 0 | 1009 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,177 | 20 WNW | 35 WNW | 41 NW | 1653 | 2.0 | 92% | 99% | 22.1 | 14.2 | 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 | — | 183 | 13 N | 11 N | 12 N | 194 | 0.0 | 4% | 1% | 13.3 | 12.4 | 1 | 1013 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,339 | 17 WNW | 27 WNW | 27 WNW | 1836 | 3.0 | 94% | 68% | 20.8 | 12.9 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,762 | 20 W | 24 WNW | 24 WNW | 2268 | 3.0 | 79% | 99% | 22.6 | 12.1 | 2 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,249 | 14 W | 20 WSW | 22 W | 1746 | 2.0 | 62% | 100% | 20.5 | 11.1 | 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 | 👍 | 207 | 18 SSE | 26 SSE | 22 SSE | 1006 | 1.0 | 21% | 89% | 14.3 | 7.8 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1,770 | 14 SSW | 17 SSE | 12 ESE | 2297 | 3.0 | 67% | 97% | 20.8 | 6.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,907 | 19 SSW | 18 SSE | 20 E | 2496 | 3.0 | 98% | 82% | 22.4 | 7.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 1,407 | 27 S | 30 SE | 24 E | 1974 | 2.0 | 8% | 100% | 20.5 | 8.7 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 183 | 39 E | 38 E | 39 E | 197 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 15.1 | 7.4 | 0 | 1025 | — |
| 11h | — | 453 | 33 E | 37 E | 13 E | 699 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.7 | 7.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 💥 | 1,859 | 15 E | 17 ENE | 17 ENE | 2519 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 28 | 5.8 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 1,416 | 16 ENE | 24 NE | 24 NE | 2554 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 27.7 | 8.2 | 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 | — | 118 | 2 SW | 1 SW | 2 S | 271 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.5 | 3.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1,398 | 12 NNW | 19 NW | 33 WNW | 1884 | 3.0 | 0% | 100% | 31.6 | -1.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 939 | 31 WSW | 28 W | 24 WNW | 1278 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 31.8 | -0.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 500 | 26 SW | 25 SW | 20 WSW | 828 | 2.0 | 0% | 89% | 29 | 5.6 | 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 | — | 118 | 14 WSW | 12 WSW | 10 SW | 301 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.5 | 4.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 759 | 15 WSW | 10 WSW | 3 SSW | 1053 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 29.5 | 3.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 857 | 29 SW | 23 SW | 8 WSW | 1167 | 3.0 | 0% | 97% | 31.4 | 2.1 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 337 | 24 SW | 26 SW | 26 SSW | 593 | 1.0 | 0% | 86% | 28.1 | -0.5 | 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 | — | 312 | 3 W | 6 WSW | 12 SW | 584 | 1.0 | 1% | 100% | 20.2 | 11.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1,150 | 22 WSW | 20 W | 26 W | 1534 | 3.0 | 78% | 100% | 24.7 | 13.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,024 | 28 WSW | 27 WSW | 24 W | 1365 | 3.0 | 76% | 97% | 24.3 | 14.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 118 | 21 SSW | 21 SSW | 20 SW | 714 | 1.0 | 52% | 18% | 21.2 | 14.4 | 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 | 👍 | 428 | 13 SE | 15 SE | 14 ESE | 779 | 1.0 | 17% | 42% | 16.6 | 9.9 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 1,470 | 9 S | 7 SSE | 7 SE | 1877 | 3.0 | 55% | 100% | 19.8 | 7.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,699 | 16 S | 12 SSE | 14 ESE | 2153 | 3.0 | 36% | 98% | 22.7 | 5.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1,015 | 27 SSE | 29 SE | 23 ESE | 1393 | 2.0 | 0% | 90% | 22 | 5.6 | 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
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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