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Sir Lowrys Pass
Hottentots Holland, Western Cape
Today
Flyable2 stars — Flyable501m soarable · 9 km/h WNW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 2 · 14h00 · 👍 2 stars · 623m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Sir Lowrys Pass.
▸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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 31Clear | 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 | — | 364 | 17 E | 15 E | 15 E | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 27% | 10.9 | 4.6 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 295 | 20 ESE | 26 ESE | 26 ESE | 453 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.7 | 3.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 763 | 13 ESE | 20 ESE | 17 ESE | 1178 | 2.0 | 0% | 83% | 23.1 | 3.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 295 | 22 SE | 20 SE | 20 SE | 303 | 0.0 | 0% | 68% | 19.8 | 7.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 364 | 17 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 31% | 10.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 295 | 6 NE | 9 ENE | 13 ENE | 469 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 21.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 501 | 9 WNW | 6 W | 4 NW | 779 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 23.4 | -0.6 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 295 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 304 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.9 | 13 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| Sun 2Clear | 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 | — | 364 | 9 E | 9 E | 9 E | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 48% | 11.1 | 5.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 295 | 7 W | 7 WNW | 15 NNW | 643 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 21.8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1019 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 623 | 11 W | 19 NW | 28 NNW | 926 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.9 | 3.8 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 295 | 6 WSW | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 303 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 20.4 | 7.1 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| Mon 3Clear | 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 | — | 364 | 7 ENE | 7 ENE | 7 ENE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 31% | 10.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 364 | 6 W | 7 WNW | 11 NW | 505 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 18.6 | 6.7 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🤔 | 364 | 9 W | 7 WNW | 13 NNW | 615 | 1.0 | 0% | 95% | 20.2 | 9.1 | 0 | 1015 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 364 | 6 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 114 | 4 E | 6 ENE | 6 ENE | 122 | 0.0 | 0% | 23% | 10.7 | 3.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 212 | 17 NW | 17 NNW | 19 NNW | 550 | 1.0 | 0% | 93% | 17.5 | 4.4 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 14h | 🤔 | 386 | 11 W | 13 NW | 19 NNW | 684 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 18.7 | 6.9 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 114 | 7 W | 9 WSW | 11 WSW | 432 | 1.0 | 20% | 100% | 15.5 | 10 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| Wed 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 | — | 114 | 9 NNE | 26 N | 39 NNW | 551 | 0.0 | 76% | 25% | 9.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 350 | 30 NNW | 43 NNW | 50 NNW | 609 | 1.0 | 95% | 93% | 13 | 9.3 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 114 | 28 NNW | 39 NNW | 48 NNW | 557 | 1.0 | 74% | 24% | 13.7 | 9.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 24 N | 44 NW | 50 WNW | 1057 | 0.0 | 100% | 10% | 13.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 385 | 13 S | 15 S | 19 S | 472 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 10.4 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 385 | 17 SE | 22 SE | 28 SE | 695 | 0.0 | 89% | 9% | 10.2 | 8.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 564 | 26 ESE | 31 ESE | 30 E | 998 | 1.0 | 91% | 39% | 10.7 | 7.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 385 | 30 E | 37 E | 41 ENE | 676 | 0.0 | 29% | 100% | 10.8 | 7.1 | 0 | — | — |
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Wind recommendation
NW - SW
Flyable directions
N, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW
Wind speed range
0–18 km/h
Student site
Yes
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Hottentots Holland
- Distance from Cape Town
- 53 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -34.1486°S, 18.9275°E
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