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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
15 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Tue 18 · 08h00 · 👍 2 stars · 125m 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 13Clear | 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 | 20 NE | 19 NE | 19 NE | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 63% | 15.3 | 7.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 633 | 13 NNW | 31 N | 56 N | 1021 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 24.5 | 9.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,273 | 26 NNW | 54 NNW | 61 NNW | 1860 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.1 | 11.6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 9 NW | 11 NW | 15 NW | 146 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.6 | 14.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Fri 14Clear | 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 NNE | 7 NNE | 7 NNE | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 50% | 10.8 | 7.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 315 | 11 NNW | 17 N | 24 NNW | 711 | 1.0 | 100% | 25% | 14.7 | 11.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 956 | 15 NNW | 28 NNW | 44 NNW | 1370 | 2.0 | 92% | 86% | 19.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 11 NNW | 17 NNW | 20 NNW | 1024 | 1.0 | 45% | 99% | 18.3 | 10.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Sat 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 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 62% | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 376 | 4 N | 2 N | 9 NNE | 619 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.9 | 6.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 611 | 7 NW | 7 NNW | 20 N | 945 | 2.0 | 0% | 82% | 24.8 | 6.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 4 WNW | 2 NW | 4 NE | 591 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 23.8 | 9.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 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 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 65% | 10.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 379 | 15 N | 19 N | 26 NNW | 709 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 17.3 | 9.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 715 | 15 NNW | 20 NW | 30 NW | 1167 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.5 | 8.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 184 | 13 NNW | 17 NW | 20 NW | 1004 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 19.2 | 11.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Mon 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 | — | 125 | 2 WSW | 2 S | 2 S | 133 | 0.0 | 0% | 45% | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 238 | 2 NNW | 0 WNW | 2 SSW | 514 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 18.1 | 8.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 772 | 7 W | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 1211 | 2.0 | 20% | 98% | 21.4 | 11.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 22 SW | 22 SW | 19 SW | 581 | 1.0 | 21% | 100% | 20.1 | 13.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| Tue 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 | 👍 | 125 | 7 SE | 9 S | 7 SSE | 142 | 0.0 | 0% | 54% | 12 | 8.8 | 0 | 1023 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 125 | 2 N | 0 W | 4 SSW | 450 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 20.4 | 10.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 550 | 4 WNW | 2 W | 2 N | 950 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 24.4 | 8.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 13 WSW | 13 SW | 9 SW | 390 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 23.7 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Wed 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 | 2 SE | 2 SE | 2 SE | 133 | 0.0 | 0% | 55% | 11.1 | 6.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 214 | 2 NNW | 2 WNW | 2 SSW | 490 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 19.2 | 8.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 658 | 11 WSW | 9 W | 11 W | 1057 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.3 | 9.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 20 WSW | 22 WSW | 20 WSW | 349 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 20 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 279 | 4 E | 9 ESE | 7 ESE | 288 | 0.0 | 7% | 54% | 10.7 | 7.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 495 | 9 WNW | 7 WNW | 11 WNW | 769 | 1.0 | 0% | 94% | 17.9 | 10.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 707 | 20 WSW | 20 WSW | 20 W | 1020 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.5 | 9.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 279 | 17 WSW | 17 WSW | 17 SW | 745 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.2 | 8.6 | 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
Student 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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