Porterville: Pampoenfontein

Swartland · BASIC · 110 min

Mon, 01 Jun

Marginal1 starMarginal

NAm soarable · 5 km/h SW

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Tue 2 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 863m topsStudent safe

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Porterville: Pampoenfontein.

p75 1556mp95 2114m511mSun 31Mon 1863mTue 2890mWed 31150mThu 4450mFri 5945mSat 6218mSun 7
p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

Detailed forecast

Scroll down through the week. Each day opens with a daily summary.

TimeStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
Sun 31ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h51126 ESE24 ESE24 ESE5190.00%32%14.97.601019
11h51115 ENE13 ENE13 ENE5190.00%99%22.411.401019
14h5117 NNW15 N28 N9381.00%100%24.710.801017
17h🤔5114 SSW4 SSW4 SSW5190.00%100%21.717.201017
Mon 1ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h51120 E19 E19 E5190.00%15%15.48.501017
11h5117 NNE11 N19 N7811.00%82%20.68.701018
14h5119 NW11 NNW20 N9711.00%80%21.110.601016
17h5116 NNW6 NNW6 NNW5190.00%54%18.914.801016
Tue 2ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h5119 SE9 SE9 SE5190.036%4%10.69.301021
11h🤔5119 SW7 SSW9 SSE8501.023%89%14.910.501021
14h👍86315 SW13 SSW9 SE12082.011%100%17.510.901019
17h🤔5116 SW6 SW7 SSW5830.00%100%16.612.901018
Wed 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h51143 ESE41 ESE41 ESE5190.00%3%13.28.801018
11h51144 ESE63 ESE67 ESE9491.00%98%16.31001018
14h89043 ESE67 ESE61 ESE13211.00%100%16.99.401016
17h51148 ESE44 ESE44 ESE5190.00%2%148.101016
Thu 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h45020 SSW20 S19 S6050.029%19%8.95.801021
11h85815 SSE37 SE54 SE12791.00%98%13.33.601021
14h1,15033 ESE41 SE31 SE16172.00%100%15.82.101019
17h45030 SE37 ESE31 ESE12210.00%100%13.9201018
Fri 5ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h45020 ESE19 ESE19 ESE5300.00%56%8.42.801018
11h9124 NW7 NW11 NW14071.03%100%12.83.101018
14h1,28111 WNW11 WNW15 NW18132.00%100%13.91.801016
17h🤔45011 SSW9 SW9 W12750.00%100%13.23.501015
Sat 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h45013 ENE13 ENE13 NE5120.00%51%7.8-2.20
11h59413 N15 NNW15 NNW9621.00%100%12.51.30
14h94517 NW19 NW22 NNW13512.00%100%14.12.30
17h45019 NW20 NW19 NNW10610.00%100%12.93.20
Sun 7ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h21817 NE19 NNE22 NNE4060.00%0%11.81.90
11h2189 NNE7 NE7 NE2360.00%12%13.54.20
14h21817 NNE17 NNE20 N4320.00%10%13.25.60
17h21811 NE13 NNE13 NNE3860.00%8%12.970

Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site

About Porterville: Pampoenfontein

Alternative Porterville launch at Pampoenfontein.

Takeoff ~750m ASL110 min from Cape Town

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