Lions Head
Cape Town · BASIC · 15 min
Mon, 01 Jun
Marginal1 star — Marginal17m soarable · 2 km/h WSW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 7 · 14hh00 · 🤔 1 stars · 200m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 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 | — | 199 | 9 SE | 9 SE | 9 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 12.5 | 9.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 6 SSW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 99% | 14.5 | 12.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 17 | 11 SSW | 11 SSW | 11 SSW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 12.2 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 17 | 7 SW | 7 SW | 7 SW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.6 | 12.3 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 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 | — | 199 | 6 E | 6 E | 6 E | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 14.1 | 11.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 6 N | 6 N | 6 N | 27 | 0.0 | 31% | 83% | 15.3 | 12.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 17 | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 2 WSW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 15.4 | 13.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 17 | 15 SW | 15 SW | 15 SW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 94% | 16.1 | 14 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Tue 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 | — | 199 | 15 SE | 15 SE | 15 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.9 | 13.3 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 17 | 13 NW | 13 NW | 13 NW | 25 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 15.3 | 14.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 17 | 50 SE | 48 SE | 48 SE | 25 | 0.0 | 13% | 98% | 16.4 | 12.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 17 | 57 SE | 56 SE | 56 SE | 25 | 0.0 | 27% | 100% | 15.6 | 12.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Wed 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 | — | 199 | 37 SE | 33 SE | 33 SE | 208 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.1 | 10.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 495 | 44 SE | 85 SE | 94 SE | 732 | 2.0 | 54% | 98% | 14.2 | 11 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 199 | 43 SE | 81 SE | 91 SE | 617 | 1.0 | 29% | 25% | 13.9 | 10.4 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 17h | — | 199 | 43 SE | 78 SE | 96 SE | 435 | 0.0 | 29% | 100% | 13 | 9.6 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Thu 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 | — | 1 | 39 SE | 56 SE | 69 SE | 733 | 1.0 | 17% | 0% | 14.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 41 SE | 52 SE | 59 SE | 1096 | 1.0 | 18% | 100% | 15.2 | 8.2 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 39 SE | 46 SE | 46 SE | 1297 | 1.0 | 34% | 100% | 15.8 | 7.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 41 SE | 44 SE | 46 SE | 1060 | 1.0 | 18% | 100% | 15.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Fri 5← from forecastClear | 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 ENE | 11 ENE | 13 E | 164 | 1.0 | 0% | 4% | 12.1 | 7.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 7 NE | 7 NE | 7 ENE | 145 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 13.4 | 6.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 1 | 6 WSW | 6 WSW | 2 WSW | 116 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.8 | 7 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 1 | 13 SSW | 13 SSW | 11 SSW | 302 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sat 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 | — | 1 | 19 NNE | 19 N | 20 N | 171 | 1.0 | 14% | 0% | 13.3 | 9.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 1 | 26 NNW | 26 NNW | 28 NW | 490 | 1.0 | 29% | 100% | 14.6 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 1 | 28 NNW | 31 NW | 33 NW | 967 | 0.0 | 51% | 56% | 15.3 | 10.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 1 | 33 NNW | 37 NW | 37 NW | 856 | 0.0 | 60% | 100% | 15.5 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 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 | — | 200 | 26 N | 33 N | 39 N | 483 | 0.0 | 56% | 0% | 12.4 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 200 | 20 NNW | 24 NNW | 30 NNW | 415 | 0.0 | 100% | 5% | 13.1 | 11.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 200 | 22 WSW | 28 WSW | 31 W | 886 | 1.0 | 79% | 22% | 14.7 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 200 | 20 WSW | 24 WSW | 24 W | 935 | 1.0 | 33% | 93% | 14.2 | 7.7 | 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