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Paarl Sports Field
Winelands, Western Cape
Today
Great4 stars — Great1516m soarable · 11 km/h E
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 6 · 14h00 · 🔥 4 stars · 1,516m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 52 E | 48 E | 48 E | 192 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 13.4 | 5.6 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 245 | 28 E | 48 E | 46 E | 436 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.5 | 10.2 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,228 | 24 ESE | 26 ESE | 20 E | 1705 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 11.3 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 107 | 28 E | 26 E | 26 E | 116 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.7 | 10.6 | 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 | 50 E | 48 E | 48 E | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 14.7 | 9.5 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | 👍 | 308 | 19 ESE | 33 E | 30 E | 520 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 26 | 12.4 | 0 | 1022 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🔥 | 1,516 | 11 E | 17 NE | 22 NE | 2074 | 3.0 | 0% | 98% | 29.5 | 12.9 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | 👍 | 107 | 19 ESE | 31 ESE | 37 E | 238 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.3 | 13.8 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 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 | — | 184 | 0 ENE | 0 ENE | 0 ENE | 193 | 0.0 | 0% | 78% | 15.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 184 | 6 N | 9 N | 13 N | 575 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 24.6 | 12.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 878 | 6 NNE | 6 WNW | 13 WSW | 1401 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 27.7 | 13.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 184 | 13 S | 17 SSW | 13 SSW | 842 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 26.8 | 16.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,229 | 6 WSW | 11 NW | 30 NW | 1753 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 30 | 14.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 24 SW | 24 SW | 20 SW | 465 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 28.8 | 15.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 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 | 11 WSW | 9 WSW | 11 WSW | 171 | 0.0 | 8% | 84% | 16.5 | 12.1 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 415 | 6 SW | 6 SSW | 7 S | 672 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 24 | 13.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 499 | 26 SW | 22 SSW | 20 S | 759 | 2.0 | 0% | 97% | 26.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 125 | 22 SSW | 28 SSW | 33 S | 444 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 24.6 | 14 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 125 | 4 W | 4 W | 4 W | 161 | 0.0 | 0% | 85% | 16.3 | 9.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 510 | 4 W | 4 WSW | 4 SSW | 809 | 2.0 | 0% | 96% | 23.5 | 10.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 968 | 7 SSE | 7 SSW | 11 WSW | 1405 | 2.0 | 0% | 95% | 26.6 | 10.8 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 125 | 31 S | 26 S | 31 S | 158 | 0.0 | 0% | 19% | 22.6 | 13.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Fri 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 | — | 279 | 48 ESE | 33 ESE | 37 ESE | 294 | 0.0 | 0% | 43% | 16.6 | 10.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 429 | 52 ESE | 57 ESE | 56 ESE | 582 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 19.8 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 390 | 56 ESE | 61 ESE | 61 ESE | 543 | 1.0 | 0% | 69% | 19.4 | 11.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 279 | 59 ESE | 63 ESE | 74 ESE | 395 | 0.0 | 0% | 24% | 17 | 9.3 | 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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