Lions Head
Cape Town · BASIC · 15 min
Mon, 22 Jun
Marginal1 star — Marginal6 km/h ENE · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 27 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 523m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Lions Head.
Detailed forecast
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| 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 20Clear | 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 | — | 199 | 19 ESE | 17 ESE | 17 ESE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 16.1 | 6.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 19 ENE | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 19.4 | 8.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 9 NNE | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.3 | 9.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 4 S | 4 S | 4 S | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 9.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 21Clear | 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 | — | 199 | 11 ENE | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 14.9 | 11.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 13 NNE | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 17.5 | 12.3 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 2 N | 2 N | 2 N | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 17.4 | 12.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 7 SE | 7 SE | 7 SE | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18 | 13.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 22Fog | 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 | — | 199 | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 4 NNE | 208 | 0.0 | 39% | 0% | 14.1 | 13 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 13 NNE | 15 NNE | 15 N | 137 | 0.0 | 77% | 98% | 15.4 | 13.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 6 ENE | 6 N | 11 NNW | 126 | 0.0 | 76% | 100% | 15.4 | 13.6 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 4 NNE | 7 NW | 17 NW | 186 | 0.0 | 100% | 70% | 15.3 | 14 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 23Fog | 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 | — | 199 | 20 NNW | 28 NW | 35 NW | 274 | 0.0 | 99% | 0% | 13.1 | 12.7 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 199 | 20 NNW | 39 NW | 46 NW | 662 | 1.0 | 100% | 25% | 13.4 | 12.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 199 | 24 NW | 41 NW | 52 NW | 499 | 1.0 | 87% | 18% | 13.3 | 12 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 199 | 22 NW | 37 NW | 44 NW | 351 | 0.0 | 92% | 0% | 12.9 | 12.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Wed 24Clear | 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 | — | 1 | 30 SE | 31 SE | 37 SE | 121 | 0.0 | 6% | 0% | 14 | 10.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 33 SE | 39 SE | 35 SE | 254 | 0.0 | 0% | 95% | 14.5 | 9.8 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 31 SE | 35 SE | 31 SE | 183 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.1 | 10.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 41 SE | 44 SE | 39 SE | 217 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.8 | 10.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Thu 25Clear | 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 | — | 1 | 11 E | 11 E | 9 ESE | 36 | 0.0 | 14% | 0% | 13.8 | 10.5 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 WNW | 9 W | 9 W | 11 | 0.0 | 28% | 97% | 14.3 | 11.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 1 | 9 SSW | 9 SSW | 9 SSW | 9 | 0.0 | 1% | 100% | 15.3 | 12.1 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 11 SE | 6 SE | 6 SE | 9 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.6 | 9.7 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Fri 26Fog | 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 | — | 1 | 0 NNE | 0 NE | 0 NNW | 36 | 0.0 | 39% | 0% | 12.8 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 6 NW | 6 NW | 7 NW | 109 | 0.0 | 100% | 19% | 11.5 | 11.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 9 NNW | 9 N | 9 N | 89 | 0.0 | 100% | 19% | 11.6 | 11.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 141 | 0.0 | 100% | 9% | 11.9 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 27Clear | 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 | — | 200 | 6 SW | 2 SW | 2 SW | 208 | 0.0 | 74% | 0% | 13.2 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 200 | 11 WSW | 13 WSW | 9 WSW | 628 | 1.0 | 74% | 32% | 15.2 | 11.4 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 523 | 17 W | 15 W | 13 W | 811 | 2.0 | 14% | 100% | 15.9 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 200 | 15 WNW | 17 WNW | 19 W | 499 | 1.0 | 77% | 8% | 14.7 | 11.8 | 0 | — | — |
Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site
About Lions Head
Technical launch from Lions Head with panoramic Atlantic views.
Takeoff ~669m ASL15 min from Cape Town
Licensed pilot programme
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Licensed pilot programme