Basic

Paragliding
Rusty Gate

Boland, Western Cape

Today

Not flyable

31 km/h NNW · not flyable

FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Mon 5 · 17h00 · 🤔 1 stars

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Rusty Gate.

p75 1632mp95 2078m1979mWed 301373mThu 1607mFri 2631mSat 3Sun 4Mon 5
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)
▸Detailed forecast table
TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
Wed 30ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—60737 N35 N35 N6150.00%86%17.65.901022
11h—1,5837 E17 NNE13 N21022.00%96%27.96.801021
14h—1,97913 NNE22 NNE26 NNE25773.00%98%30.48.301018
17h—1,14511 NNE26 N33 N22221.00%98%29.710.901015
Thu 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—60726 NNW24 NNW24 NNW6150.00%68%1811.701015
11h—1,25937 NNW78 NNW94 NNW16722.00%90%26.314.301015
14h—1,37331 NNW74 NNW87 NNW18042.00%82%27.514.801013
17h—7729 S20 NW46 NNW11791.00%58%23.314.701012
Fri 2FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—6079 WNW13 WNW20 WNW7740.015%74%12.99.201021
11h—81817 WSW20 W20 WNW12631.0100%26%14.511.201021
14h—60715 S17 SSW11 SSW10271.0100%10%13.111.101020
17h—60713 S17 S17 S9831.0100%4%11.710.401021
Sat 3FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h—63124 SE30 SE37 SE9271.0100%18%97.201026
11h—63119 SE22 SE28 ESE9571.0100%12%10.98.801027
14h—63139 ESE50 ESE61 ESE9861.0100%6%11.19.901025
17h—63133 ESE46 E56 E9251.0100%11%10.79.401025
Sun 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——13 NE——————12.3—01024
11h——13 NE——————18.4—01022
14h——9 NE——————22.3—01018
17h——8 E——————22.6—01017
Mon 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)
08h——5 NNW——————18.4—01013
11h——5 NW——————25.1—01012
14h——14 WNW——————26.5—01009
17h🤔—9 SW——————23.6—01009

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Flying conditions

Wind recommendation

ESE - SW

Flyable directions

ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW

Wind speed range

0–18 km/h

Air School training site

Not used for Air School training

Quick facts

Grade
Basic
Region
Boland
Distance from Cape Town
88 km (straight-line)
Coordinates
-34.0378°S, 19.3655°E
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