Basic
Paragliding
Uplands
Garden Route, Western Cape
Today
Not flyable
26 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Mon 5 · 14h00 · 🤔 1 stars
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Uplands.
▸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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 08h | — | 369 | 19 NNE | 17 NNE | 17 NNE | 377 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 14.9 | 9.4 | 0 | 1025 |
| 11h | — | 665 | 19 NNE | 33 NNE | 41 N | 1067 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 23 | 11.4 | 0 | 1023 |
| 14h | — | 1,109 | 13 NNE | 28 N | 33 N | 1686 | 2.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.5 | 12.7 | 0 | 1022 |
| 17h | — | 369 | 11 E | 9 E | 9 E | 378 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 24.3 | 15.8 | 0 | 1020 |
| 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) |
| 08h | — | 369 | 37 N | 35 N | 35 N | 378 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 19.3 | 12.3 | 0 | 1018 |
| 11h | — | 369 | 37 N | 35 N | 35 N | 378 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 23.8 | 14.1 | 0 | 1016 |
| 14h | — | 369 | 26 NNW | 24 NNW | 24 NNW | 378 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 26.7 | 14.9 | 0 | 1014 |
| 17h | — | 369 | 17 NNW | 17 NNW | 17 NNW | 378 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 25.3 | 16.1 | 0 | 1013 |
| Fri 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) |
| 08h | — | 369 | 13 W | 19 W | 20 WSW | 651 | 1.0 | 9% | 83% | 15.8 | 11.8 | 0 | 1021 |
| 11h | — | 868 | 19 SW | 19 SW | 7 WNW | 1131 | 2.0 | 47% | 97% | 18.6 | 12.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| 14h | — | 925 | 19 SW | 22 SW | 13 W | 1214 | 2.0 | 100% | 70% | 17.7 | 13 | 0 | 1020 |
| 17h | — | 760 | 15 SSW | 22 SSW | 24 SSW | 1113 | 2.0 | 100% | 87% | 15.9 | 12.6 | 0 | 1021 |
| Sat 3🌧 Rain · Fog | 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) |
| 08h | — | 322 | 17 S | 19 S | 26 S | 404 | 0.0 | 100% | 2% | 13.4 | 13 | 16 | 1024 |
| 11h | — | 322 | 28 SSE | 33 SSE | 44 SSE | 455 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 13.9 | 13.3 | 3 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | 322 | 28 SE | 35 SE | 44 SE | 487 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 13.4 | 12.7 | 5 | 1025 |
| 17h | — | 322 | 22 SE | 24 SE | 33 SE | 403 | 0.0 | 100% | 1% | 13.4 | 12.9 | 1 | 1026 |
| Sun 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 8 E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.2 | — | 0 | 1027 |
| 11h | — | — | 16 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.5 | — | 0 | 1025 |
| 14h | — | — | 16 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.7 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| 17h | — | — | 13 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.3 | — | 0 | 1021 |
| Mon 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) |
| 08h | — | — | 8 N | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.4 | — | 0 | 1014 |
| 11h | — | — | 9 NNW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.7 | — | 0 | 1013 |
| 14h | 🤔 | — | 7 SSW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.8 | — | 0 | 1010 |
| 17h | — | — | 4 ESE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.2 | — | 0 | 1009 |
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Wind recommendation
S - SW (light)
Flyable directions
SSE, S, SSW
Wind speed range
5–18 km/h
Air School training site
Not used for Air School training
Quick facts
- Grade
- Basic
- Region
- Garden Route
- Distance from Cape Town
- 462 km (straight-line)
- Coordinates
- -33.9441°S, 23.3002°E
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