Porterville: Pampoenfontein

Swartland · BASIC · 110 min

Sun, 12 Jul

Marginal

674m soarable · 15 km/h SW

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Mon 13 · 14hh00 · 🤔 1 stars · 749m topsStudent safe

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 — typical flyable dayp95 — exceptional dayBar height = soarable tops (hwcrit)

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 11Clear	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	31 ESE	30 ESE	30 ESE	519	0.0	0%	13%	10.1	5.4	0	1021	—
11h	—	511	26 E	31 E	28 E	852	1.0	0%	96%	15.2	6.7	0	1021	—
14h	—	1,189	6 WNW	9 ENE	17 ENE	1690	2.0	0%	100%	18	5.8	0	1019	—
17h	—	511	0 WNW	0 ENE	4 E	566	0.0	0%	100%	16.5	8.5	0	1018	—
Sun 12Clear	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	31 ESE	30 ESE	30 ESE	519	0.0	0%	4%	12.1	6.2	0	1020	—
11h	—	511	19 E	17 ENE	11 NE	1036	1.0	0%	93%	16.9	7.4	0	1021	—
14h	🤔	674	15 SW	11 SSW	6 SE	959	1.0	0%	79%	17.2	8.7	0	1020	✓
17h	—	511	13 SW	17 SW	20 SSW	682	0.0	0%	93%	15.5	9.7	0	1019	—
Mon 13Clear	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 SE	15 SE	15 SE	519	0.0	0%	22%	9.7	5	0	1021	—
11h	—	511	4 NNW	6 ENE	9 E	870	1.0	0%	96%	16.1	5.8	0	1021	—
14h	🤔	749	11 WSW	7 SW	2 ESE	1035	1.0	0%	99%	17	7.9	0	1020	✓
17h	🤔	511	11 SW	13 SW	13 SSW	726	0.0	0%	100%	15	8.9	0	1020	✓
Tue 14Clear	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	15 E	15 E	15 E	503	0.0	0%	1%	11	0	0	1022	—
11h	—	450	6 NNW	6 N	6 NNE	707	1.0	0%	94%	16	4.8	0	1023	—
14h	🤔	641	7 WSW	4 WSW	4 NNW	972	1.0	0%	100%	17.5	5.5	0	1021	✓
17h	🤔	450	9 SSW	9 SSW	7 SSW	604	0.0	0%	100%	16.2	7.4	0	1022	✓
Wed 15← 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	7 SE	9 SE	9 SE	458	0.0	0%	2%	9.1	-0.8	0	1025	—
11h	🤔	450	7 WSW	6 SW	4 SSW	607	1.0	0%	94%	13.6	4.5	0	1026	✓
14h	🤔	516	11 SW	9 SW	7 SW	812	1.0	0%	100%	15.9	6	0	1024	✓
17h	🤔	450	11 SSW	11 SSW	13 SSW	634	0.0	0%	100%	15.4	9.1	0	1024	✓
Thu 16Clear	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	6 ESE	7 SE	7 SE	458	0.0	0%	2%	9.3	5.5	0	1025	—
11h	—	450	6 W	4 W	2 NW	612	1.0	9%	93%	13.6	9.3	0	1025	—
14h	🤔	619	9 WSW	7 WSW	7 WSW	912	1.0	0%	100%	16.1	8	0	1024	✓
17h	🤔	450	13 SSW	15 SW	17 SW	866	0.0	23%	86%	14.8	8.5	0	1023	✓
Fri 17Clear	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	15 E	30 E	41 E	415	0.0	0%	1%	7.6	4.3	0	—	—
11h	—	218	26 E	31 E	35 E	472	1.0	0%	91%	16	4.2	0	—	—
14h	—	218	26 E	30 E	28 E	620	1.0	0%	100%	18.5	3	0	—	—
17h	—	218	20 E	41 E	44 E	550	0.0	0%	100%	15.7	3.7	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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