Porterville: Pampoenfontein
Swartland · BASIC · 110 min
Mon, 22 Jun
Flyable2 stars — Flyable9 km/h NNW · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sat 27 · 14hh00 · 🤔 1 stars · 626m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Porterville: Pampoenfontein.
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 | — | 511 | 33 ESE | 31 ESE | 31 ESE | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 1% | 14.9 | 6.8 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 511 | 24 E | 24 E | 24 E | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 98% | 20.3 | 9.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 511 | 28 NE | 41 NE | 46 NE | 704 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22.4 | 11.8 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 511 | 24 ENE | 24 ENE | 24 ENE | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.9 | 11.7 | 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 | — | 511 | 26 ENE | 24 ENE | 24 ENE | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 15.2 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 511 | 20 NE | 31 NE | 39 NE | 739 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 19.7 | 12.7 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,394 | 17 N | 24 NNE | 28 NNE | 2106 | 2.0 | 88% | 98% | 21.8 | 12.8 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | — | 511 | 9 NE | 9 NE | 9 NE | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 19.1 | 14.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 22Clear | 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 | — | 511 | 17 ENE | 15 ENE | 15 ENE | 519 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 14.7 | 10.5 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 511 | 7 NW | 7 N | 15 N | 959 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 18.1 | 11.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 14h | — | 817 | 9 NNW | 13 NNW | 24 NNW | 1159 | 1.0 | 54% | 100% | 17.4 | 12.1 | 0 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 511 | 11 NW | 11 NW | 9 NW | 993 | 0.0 | 74% | 11% | 15.8 | 12.8 | 1 | 1014 | — |
| Tue 23🌧 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) | Student |
| 08h | — | 511 | 15 NNW | 19 NNW | 24 NNW | 662 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 11.6 | 11.1 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 511 | 20 NNW | 28 NW | 31 NW | 800 | 1.0 | 100% | 7% | 11.7 | 11.2 | 1 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 511 | 22 NW | 30 NW | 33 NW | 988 | 1.0 | 100% | 12% | 12.1 | 10.6 | 2 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | — | 511 | 17 NW | 26 NW | 28 NW | 934 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 11.5 | 10 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 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 | — | 450 | 13 SSW | 11 SSW | 11 SSW | 511 | 0.0 | 62% | 0% | 8.6 | 6.9 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 11h | — | 450 | 6 WNW | 4 WNW | 2 NNW | 544 | 1.0 | 92% | 97% | 10.8 | 9.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 450 | 13 SW | 11 SW | 9 SSW | 714 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.7 | 8.8 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 450 | 13 SW | 13 SSW | 11 SSW | 596 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| Thu 25← 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 | — | 450 | 52 SE | 48 ESE | 43 ESE | 705 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 450 | 37 ESE | 35 ESE | 35 ESE | 586 | 1.0 | 0% | 97% | 19.2 | 6.1 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 14h | — | 450 | 7 WSW | 2 N | 7 ENE | 1003 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.8 | 6.5 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 450 | 9 SSW | 7 SSW | 7 SSW | 529 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| Fri 26Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 450 | 7 SW | 7 SSW | 7 SW | 485 | 0.0 | 0% | 1% | 10.8 | 4.7 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 11h | 🤔 | 450 | 6 W | 6 W | 4 W | 548 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 14.5 | 7.9 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 14h | 🤔 | 450 | 11 SW | 9 SW | 6 SSW | 753 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 17.2 | 9.2 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 450 | 19 SSW | 22 SSW | 20 SSW | 678 | 0.0 | 0% | 88% | 16.1 | 9 | 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 | — | 218 | 2 ESE | 2 E | 2 N | 362 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 13 | 12.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 218 | 6 WNW | 6 WNW | 7 WNW | 366 | 0.0 | 84% | 7% | 13 | 11.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 626 | 0 W | 6 WSW | 11 SW | 1046 | 1.0 | 98% | 100% | 15.4 | 10.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 218 | 6 SW | 4 SW | 6 SW | 250 | 0.0 | 19% | 10% | 14.7 | 11.1 | 0 | — | ✓ |
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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