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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
NAm soarable · 15 km/h E
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Thu 10 · 08h00 · 👍 2 stars · 279m 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 3🌧 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 | 2 NE | 2 NE | 2 NE | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 8.7 | 6.9 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 766 | 2 SSE | 9 SSE | 19 ESE | 1377 | 2.0 | 39% | 30% | 17.8 | 8.1 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 14h | — | 288 | 28 SSE | 43 SSE | 33 SE | 1227 | 1.0 | 0% | 23% | 19.1 | 10.5 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 39 SSE | 87 SE | 104 SE | 541 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 16.3 | 9.4 | 2 | 1018 | — |
| Fri 4Clear | 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 | 22 SSE | 22 SSE | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 77% | 11.6 | 7.1 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 11h | — | 663 | 26 SSE | 81 ESE | 96 ESE | 952 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.9 | 5.5 | 0 | 1028 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,273 | 17 SSW | 39 E | 74 E | 1717 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 21.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 17h | — | 229 | 22 E | 96 E | 120 E | 464 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 17.1 | 7.4 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 184 | 48 E | 44 E | 44 E | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 13.8 | 6.3 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 258 | 30 E | 46 E | 37 E | 447 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,111 | 26 ESE | 30 ESE | 15 E | 1558 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.2 | 11.4 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 26 ESE | 43 E | 56 E | 206 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Sun 6Clear | 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 | 48 E | 46 E | 46 E | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 16.6 | 10.5 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 184 | 39 E | 54 E | 67 E | 270 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 22.6 | 13.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 184 | 37 E | 54 E | 57 E | 408 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 25 | 15.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 184 | 31 E | 30 E | 30 E | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 23.8 | 15.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 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 | — | 125 | 2 WNW | 2 WNW | 4 NW | 166 | 0.0 | 0% | 82% | 17.7 | 11.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 483 | 4 NNW | 6 NW | 7 WNW | 794 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.6 | 12.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,026 | 4 W | 4 NW | 9 N | 1512 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 28.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 31 WSW | 33 WSW | 33 SW | 355 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 25 | 13.4 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 125 | 2 ENE | 2 ENE | 2 NE | 166 | 0.0 | 0% | 83% | 18.1 | 13.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 418 | 6 WNW | 4 NW | 7 N | 680 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.9 | 14 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,229 | 6 WSW | 11 NW | 30 NW | 1753 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 30 | 14.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 24 SW | 24 SW | 20 SW | 465 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.8 | 15.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 125 | 2 SE | 4 SE | 2 SE | 162 | 0.0 | 43% | 84% | 15.4 | 12.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 413 | 9 W | 7 W | 4 WNW | 665 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 25.3 | 14.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 682 | 20 SW | 15 WSW | 13 WNW | 1009 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 27.1 | 13.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 22 SW | 24 SW | 26 SSW | 416 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.6 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 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 | 👍 | 279 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 313 | 0.0 | 0% | 40% | 15.2 | 10.5 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | — | 735 | 11 SW | 9 S | 13 SSE | 1029 | 2.0 | 0% | 93% | 20.6 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 907 | 24 SW | 20 SSW | 15 SE | 1239 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23 | 9.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 279 | 22 S | 24 S | 22 SSE | 610 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 21.9 | 10.3 | 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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