Scarborough

Cape Town · BASIC · 50 min

Sun, 12 Jul

Marginal1 starMarginal

13 km/h SSE · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Soarable tops — 7-day

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

p75 729mp95 1097m17mSat 1117mSun 12182mMon 132mTue 142mWed 152mThu 16567mFri 17
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
Sat 11ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8931 ESE31 ESE31 ESE970.00%0%11.89.901021
11h1739 SE39 SE39 SE250.00%97%14.89.901022
14h1733 ESE33 ESE33 ESE250.00%99%169.801020
17h1733 SE31 SE31 SE250.00%100%15.210.801019
Sun 12ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8926 E26 E26 E970.00%0%12.39.701020
11h1711 SSE11 SSE11 SSE250.00%89%15.510.501022
14h1713 SSE13 SSE13 SSE250.00%95%16.110.601020
17h1719 SE17 SE17 SE250.00%93%16.410.501020
Mon 13← from forecastClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8915 ENE13 ENE13 ENE970.047%0%11.79.901021
11h899 WNW7 NW6 NNW3271.00%96%15.610.501021
14h18211 WNW11 NW11 NW3911.00%99%16.49.801020
17h897 WNW7 NW9 NW2290.00%91%14.710.101020
Tue 14ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h215 N15 N15 N550.00%0%15.110.101022
11h217 N17 NNW15 NNW950.01%94%14.810.701023
14h213 N13 N13 NNW860.034%100%14.811.901021
17h29 NNW9 NNW9 NW800.051%100%14.612.401021
Wed 15FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h219 N17 N19 N510.042%0%14.812.401025
11h211 NNW11 NNW9 NNW870.056%6%14.512.501026
14h22 N4 N2 N440.064%22%14.412.801024
17h29 S7 S7 S110.058%10%1513.101024
Thu 16FogStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h220 N20 NNW20 NNW1290.059%0%14.212.401025
11h230 N30 N30 NNW1500.056%94%14.212.301025
14h235 N35 N37 NNW1200.076%38%13.812.701024
17h222 NNW22 NNW24 NW940.082%4%14.413.301024
Fri 17ClearStarsTops (m)Sfc WindBL WindBL TopBL Ht (m)Thermal (m/s)BL Cloud %Sun %Temp (°C)Dewpt (°C)Rain (mm)Pres (hPa)Student
08h8346 ESE54 SE50 ESE12560.048%0%11.350
11h45654 ESE61 ESE63 ESE10811.01%87%12.74.60
14h56754 ESE59 ESE63 ESE10442.00%100%14.14.90
17h8354 ESE61 ESE57 E11370.00%100%13.85.50

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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