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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
11 km/h WNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 27 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 1,392m 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 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 | — | 184 | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 7 WNW | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 43% | 17.7 | 16.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 567 | 7 NNW | 9 N | 17 NE | 842 | 2.0 | 0% | 79% | 27.3 | 17.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,145 | 9 NW | 11 NNW | 28 N | 1576 | 3.0 | 0% | 89% | 31.7 | 17.9 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 599 | 7 WSW | 2 SW | 13 ENE | 1065 | 2.0 | 0% | 84% | 29 | 19.6 | 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 | — | 184 | 4 NE | 4 NE | 4 NE | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 56% | 17.1 | 14.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 689 | 11 NNW | 15 NNW | 20 NNW | 1008 | 2.0 | 0% | 85% | 29.2 | 13.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 698 | 11 WNW | 17 NNW | 30 NNW | 1045 | 2.0 | 0% | 60% | 27.4 | 14.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 2 N | 6 N | 17 N | 1221 | 1.0 | 0% | 50% | 26.8 | 14.8 | 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 | — | 184 | 13 S | 13 S | 13 S | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 1% | 16.6 | 14.5 | 4 | 1014 | — |
| 11h | — | 813 | 13 S | 11 S | 13 SW | 1143 | 2.0 | 57% | 82% | 23.8 | 16.6 | 8 | 1014 | — |
| 14h | — | 600 | 13 S | 9 S | 7 SW | 1058 | 2.0 | 100% | 16% | 22.5 | 17.1 | 10 | 1013 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 9 SW | 19 SSW | 19 S | 576 | 1.0 | 47% | 40% | 20.5 | 15.3 | 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 | — | 184 | 22 SSE | 20 SSE | 20 SSE | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 84% | 14.3 | 9.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 1,027 | 19 SE | 24 SE | 20 SE | 1516 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.7 | 8.9 | 0 | 1021 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,392 | 19 ESE | 24 SE | 22 SSE | 1958 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.6 | 8.7 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 184 | 26 SE | 43 ESE | 43 ESE | 994 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.2 | 8.8 | 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 | 👍 | 125 | 15 E | 30 E | 50 E | 250 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 16.5 | 5.7 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 330 | 44 E | 41 E | 19 E | 517 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.2 | 4.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 741 | 33 E | 19 ESE | 11 SSW | 1074 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 23.6 | 4.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 37 E | 43 E | 46 E | 351 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 22.6 | 6.5 | 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 | — | 125 | 9 W | 9 W | 9 W | 166 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 16.8 | 5.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 795 | 4 S | 7 ENE | 13 ENE | 1205 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 26.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 1,111 | 15 ENE | 13 ENE | 7 ESE | 1585 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 29 | 2.5 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 125 | 17 E | 13 E | 4 ESE | 1126 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 28.9 | 4.9 | 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 | — | 125 | 7 WNW | 7 W | 7 W | 134 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 23.5 | 4.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 848 | 11 N | 13 N | 19 NW | 1283 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 32.3 | 1.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 752 | 20 WSW | 7 WSW | 9 NNE | 1110 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 33 | 5.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 26 WSW | 28 WSW | 26 WSW | 298 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 29.8 | 8.9 | 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 | — | 279 | 15 NNE | 17 NNE | 20 N | 508 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.6 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 719 | 20 NNW | 22 NNW | 30 NNW | 991 | 2.0 | 0% | 99% | 22.8 | 6.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1,064 | 24 NNW | 28 NNW | 35 NNW | 1446 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 27 | 3.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 538 | 24 NW | 26 NW | 28 NNW | 1130 | 1.0 | 0% | 89% | 26.1 | 4.9 | 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
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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