Sir Lowry's Pass
Hottentots Holland · BASIC · 50 min
Sun, 21 Jun
Flyable2 stars — Flyable873m soarable · 13 km/h WNW
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Sun 21 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 873m 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 364 | 17 ESE | 15 ESE | 15 ESE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 11.9 | 6.9 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| 11h | — | 295 | 9 E | 9 E | 7 NE | 440 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 22.4 | 8.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 462 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 11 NNW | 785 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 24.2 | 7 | 0 | 1016 | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 295 | 7 S | 7 S | 7 S | 304 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.9 | 14.9 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sun 21← 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 | — | 364 | 7 ENE | 7 ENE | 7 ENE | 372 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.2 | 10.8 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | 🤔 | 295 | 4 NNW | 7 N | 17 N | 652 | 1.0 | 0% | 90% | 20.6 | 10.3 | 0 | 1020 | ✓ |
| 14h | 👍 | 873 | 13 WNW | 22 NW | 31 N | 1321 | 2.0 | 0% | 94% | 22.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 1018 | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 295 | 4 WNW | 4 WNW | 4 WNW | 303 | 0.0 | 0% | 91% | 19.8 | 15.8 | 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 | — | 364 | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 6 NNW | 372 | 0.0 | 7% | 0% | 14.1 | 12.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 11h | — | 545 | 11 WNW | 20 NW | 33 NNW | 850 | 1.0 | 31% | 98% | 17.9 | 12.4 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,044 | 26 NW | 35 NW | 46 NNW | 1503 | 2.0 | 99% | 100% | 19.7 | 13 | 0 | 1014 | — |
| 17h | — | 295 | 19 W | 24 W | 28 WNW | 403 | 0.0 | 52% | 37% | 15.3 | 13.2 | 0 | 1013 | — |
| 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 | — | 364 | 28 WNW | 41 NW | 52 NW | 446 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 11.9 | 11.7 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 11h | — | 364 | 30 NW | 48 NW | 56 NW | 610 | 0.0 | 100% | 8% | 12 | 11.1 | 1 | 1016 | — |
| 14h | — | 364 | 28 NW | 26 NW | 26 NW | 372 | 0.0 | 47% | 8% | 12.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 1015 | — |
| 17h | — | 364 | 24 NW | 24 NW | 24 NW | 372 | 0.0 | 65% | 0% | 11.5 | 10.1 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 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 | — | 114 | 35 ESE | 50 ESE | 46 ESE | 555 | 0.0 | 8% | 0% | 11.8 | 7.9 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 11h | — | 114 | 39 ESE | 46 ESE | 50 E | 444 | 1.0 | 0% | 96% | 14.3 | 7.5 | 0 | 1024 | — |
| 14h | — | 205 | 39 ESE | 43 ESE | 44 E | 440 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 15.1 | 8.2 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 43 ESE | 54 ESE | 48 E | 566 | 0.0 | 0% | 87% | 13.1 | 7.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Thu 25Clear | 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 | 7 ENE | 15 ENE | 24 ENE | 210 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 12.9 | 5.9 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 114 | 11 ESE | 13 E | 19 E | 227 | 0.0 | 0% | 97% | 20.7 | 7.7 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 14h | — | 114 | 28 ESE | 28 ESE | 30 E | 329 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 17h | — | 114 | 26 ENE | 31 ENE | 28 ENE | 248 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.8 | 9.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 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 | — | 114 | 2 S | 0 ENE | 0 ENE | 122 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 12.7 | 6.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 114 | 4 SE | 2 SE | 0 SE | 339 | 1.0 | 0% | 98% | 14.9 | 9.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 🤔 | 114 | 4 WSW | 4 WNW | 4 NNW | 442 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.5 | 9.6 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | 🤔 | 114 | 9 WSW | 9 WSW | 9 WSW | 147 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 16.1 | 10 | 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 | — | 385 | 7 WSW | 6 WSW | 7 WSW | 429 | 0.0 | 46% | 0% | 11.3 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 385 | 9 WNW | 9 WNW | 11 W | 540 | 0.0 | 98% | 14% | 12.7 | 10.9 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 743 | 17 WNW | 17 WNW | 24 W | 1063 | 2.0 | 94% | 100% | 14.6 | 10.8 | 0 | — | ✓ |
| 17h | — | 385 | 13 WNW | 17 WNW | 19 WNW | 651 | 0.0 | 57% | 12% | 13.5 | 10.3 | 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
Student-safe today
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