Sir Lowry's Pass
Hottentots Holland · BASIC · 50 min
Mon, 01 Jun
Marginal1 star — Marginal295m soarable · 7 km/h WNW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 5 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 681m topsStudent safe
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Sir Lowry's Pass.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 31Clear | 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 | — | 364 | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 9 ENE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 11% | 11.7 | 7.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 295 | 4 NNW | 2 N | 0 ENE | 389 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 20.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 295 | 7 WNW | 4 W | 4 NW | 509 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 22 | 8.4 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 295 | 0 SSE | 0 SSE | 0 SSE | 303 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 19.8 | 14.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| Mon 1Clear | 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 | 🤔 | 364 | 6 N | 4 N | 4 N | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.6 | 10.7 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 11h | 🤔 | 295 | 7 WNW | 9 WNW | 13 NW | 503 | 1.0 | 0% | 64% | 17.8 | 10.2 | 0 | 1017 | ✓ |
| 14h | — | 295 | 13 W | 19 WNW | 28 NW | 597 | 1.0 | 0% | 71% | 19.4 | 10.8 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 295 | 6 N | 6 N | 6 NW | 386 | 0.0 | 0% | 96% | 16.7 | 11.9 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| Tue 2🌧 Rain | 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 | — | 364 | 13 ESE | 11 ESE | 11 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 85% | 0% | 12.1 | 11.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 539 | 31 ESE | 43 ESE | 41 SE | 806 | 1.0 | 64% | 97% | 16.4 | 12.9 | 2 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 645 | 43 SE | 59 SE | 56 ESE | 913 | 2.0 | 38% | 99% | 16.5 | 12.4 | 3 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 295 | 44 SE | 61 SE | 70 SE | 398 | 0.0 | 48% | 100% | 13.8 | 11.3 | 1 | 1022 | — |
| Wed 3🌧 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 | — | 364 | 35 ESE | 33 ESE | 33 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 11.6 | 10.4 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 364 | 44 ESE | 74 ESE | 85 ESE | 652 | 1.0 | 76% | 48% | 12.3 | 10.7 | 1 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 518 | 48 ESE | 81 ESE | 93 ESE | 857 | 1.0 | 76% | 63% | 12.1 | 10.2 | 4 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 364 | 43 ESE | 39 ESE | 39 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 64% | 45% | 10.8 | 9.4 | 3 | 1022 | — |
| Thu 4Clear | 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 | — | 114 | 52 ESE | 87 ESE | 85 ESE | 1111 | 0.0 | 0% | 38% | 11.3 | 6.4 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 515 | 52 ESE | 76 ESE | 83 ESE | 939 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.4 | 5.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,005 | 35 SE | 50 ESE | 50 ESE | 1563 | 2.0 | 43% | 100% | 15.6 | 4.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 17 ESE | 44 ESE | 48 ESE | 1202 | 0.0 | 39% | 100% | 13.2 | 6.3 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Fri 5Clear | 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 | — | 114 | 11 NE | 11 ENE | 19 ESE | 194 | 0.0 | 0% | 28% | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 641 | 6 SSE | 2 SSE | 6 NNW | 1241 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 681 | 13 SW | 7 WSW | 11 NNW | 1133 | 2.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.3 | 4.6 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 114 | 6 SW | 6 SW | 6 SW | 408 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 13.7 | 7.3 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| Sat 6Clear | 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 | — | 114 | 19 N | 24 N | 30 NNW | 257 | 0.0 | 0% | 21% | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 310 | 26 NNW | 31 NNW | 35 NNW | 731 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 14.4 | 3.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 733 | 30 NNW | 37 NNW | 39 NW | 1209 | 2.0 | 14% | 100% | 16.2 | 5.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 20 NW | 39 NNW | 50 NNW | 1026 | 0.0 | 16% | 5% | 14.5 | 6.4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 7Fog | 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 | — | 385 | 28 N | 43 NNW | 46 NW | 848 | 0.0 | 81% | 0% | 11.5 | 5.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 385 | 22 NNW | 24 NNW | 31 NNW | 470 | 0.0 | 20% | 5% | 10.2 | 6.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 385 | 22 NW | 26 NW | 33 NW | 516 | 0.0 | 81% | 6% | 10.7 | 9.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 385 | 15 W | 24 W | 26 W | 948 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 11.8 | 10.1 | 0 | — | — |
Dimmed rows = conditions not met for this site
About Sir Lowry's Pass
Classic XC site under NW flow. Excellent thermal development over the Hottentots Holland mountains.
Takeoff ~458m ASL50 min from Cape Town
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