Scarborough

Cape Town · BASIC · 50 min

Mon, 01 Jun

Marginal1 starMarginal

6 km/h NW · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Fri 5 · 17hh00 · 🤔 1 stars · 2m tops

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Scarborough.

p75 729mp95 1097m17mSun 3117mMon 117mTue 2545mWed 3628mThu 42mFri 52mSat 6422mSun 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 31FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8913 E11 E11 E970.068%0%13.212.301019
11h174 S4 S4 S250.00%98%15.914.401019
14h176 S6 S6 S250.062%100%1614.501017
17h179 SSE9 SSE9 SSE250.067%100%15.914.501017
Mon 1FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h894 ESE4 ESE4 ESE980.034%0%14.913.501017
11h172 WNW2 WNW2 W310.027%82%16.513.401018
14h176 NW6 NW6 WNW330.098%86%1615.501016
17h174 NNE4 N4 N310.084%79%15.914.901016
Tue 2🌧 RainStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8917 SE15 SE15 SE980.00%0%15.714.521021
11h1730 SE39 SE43 SE2760.072%20%16.614.501023
14h1741 SE54 SE56 SE7000.0100%76%16.513.811022
17h1739 SE59 SE63 SE8631.0100%12%16.113.301022
Wed 3ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8944 ESE43 ESE43 ESE970.00%0%14.411.601021
11h8952 ESE76 ESE81 ESE5470.065%16%14.511.601022
14h54556 SE81 SE87 ESE9732.074%82%15.211.401022
17h8944 ESE43 ESE43 ESE970.02%84%14.310.401022
Thu 4ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h25846 ESE61 ESE67 ESE7241.00%5%14.89.301023
11h61448 SE61 SE61 SE13271.062%100%15.59.401024
14h62844 SE54 SE54 SE14311.058%100%15.78.701022
17h33639 SE50 SE50 SE10671.045%100%15.49.701021
Fri 5← from forecastClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h215 ESE15 ESE15 ESE1881.00%0%14.87.901018
11h26 ESE7 SE13 SSE10421.014%100%15.56.601018
14h27 WNW6 WSW7 SSW6201.00%100%15.38.501016
17h🤔26 SW6 SW4 SW9871.021%100%15.58.101016
Sat 6ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h224 N24 NNW24 NNW3011.00%0%14.410.20
11h230 NW31 NW33 NW10511.039%100%15.59.50
14h239 NNW41 NW41 NW9851.067%81%15.710.40
17h239 NNW43 NNW43 NW9131.078%26%15.811.30
Sun 7ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8328 N41 NNW46 NNW6140.099%0%139.60
11h8320 NW26 WNW31 W5820.0100%5%14.512.30
14h42228 W30 W35 W9221.066%99%16.110.60
17h8322 WSW22 WSW22 WSW9660.084%72%14.99.10

Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site

About Scarborough

Low coastal site near Scarborough, sharing conditions with Misty Cliffs.

Takeoff ~120m ASL50 min from Cape TownUsed for student training

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