Sir Lowry's Pass

Hottentots Holland · BASIC · 50 min

Sun, 12 Jul

Flyable

19 km/h E · not flyable

FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain

Best window this week

Mon 13 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 460m topsStudent safe

Soarable tops — 7-day

Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for Sir Lowry's Pass.

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

Detailed forecast

Scroll down through the week. Each day opens with a daily summary.

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	—	364	28 ESE	26 ESE	26 ESE	372	0.0	25%	1%	9.6	7	0	1022	—
11h	—	508	41 ESE	56 ESE	59 E	824	1.0	0%	97%	14.7	7.9	0	1023	—
14h	—	849	33 ESE	48 E	43 E	1243	2.0	0%	99%	17.3	8.5	0	1020	—
17h	—	295	35 ESE	33 ESE	33 ESE	303	0.0	0%	100%	15	8.7	0	1020	—
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	—	364	26 ESE	24 ESE	24 ESE	372	0.0	0%	3%	10.5	7	0	1021	—
11h	—	295	33 ESE	43 E	43 E	526	1.0	0%	91%	16.3	7.9	0	1022	—
14h	—	846	19 E	19 E	9 NE	1273	2.0	0%	90%	19.4	7.7	0	1020	—
17h	—	295	20 ESE	20 ESE	20 ESE	303	0.0	0%	63%	17	9.6	0	1020	—
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	—	364	11 E	11 E	11 E	372	0.0	0%	7%	9.7	6.5	0	1021	—
11h	🤔	364	6 WNW	4 NW	4 NNW	589	1.0	0%	96%	15.6	7.4	0	1021	✓
14h	👍	460	9 WNW	9 WNW	9 NW	799	1.0	0%	96%	16.8	8.3	0	1020	✓
17h	🤔	364	6 W	6 WNW	6 WNW	430	0.0	0%	100%	14.8	9.9	0	1020	✓
Tue 14← 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	—	114	6 N	11 NNE	11 NNE	124	0.0	0%	0%	10.1	1.9	0	1022	—
11h	🤔	114	7 SW	6 WSW	7 W	301	1.0	0%	94%	15.6	6.3	0	1022	✓
14h	🤔	114	11 WSW	11 W	13 WNW	414	1.0	0%	100%	17.3	7.9	0	1021	✓
17h	🤔	114	4 SW	4 SW	4 SW	185	0.0	0%	100%	15.4	8.6	0	1021	✓
Wed 15Clear	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	13 NNE	13 NNE	13 NNE	157	0.0	0%	0%	10.6	7.2	0	1026	—
11h	—	114	7 S	6 S	6 S	156	0.0	4%	6%	13.7	10.3	0	1026	—
14h	—	114	4 SSE	6 SSE	6 SSE	197	0.0	18%	10%	14.1	10.4	0	1024	—
17h	🤔	114	6 SW	6 WSW	6 SW	181	0.0	43%	10%	13.3	11.1	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	🤔	114	11 N	11 N	15 N	182	0.0	29%	0%	10.8	8.5	0	1025	✓
11h	🤔	114	7 NNW	2 WNW	4 NNW	133	0.0	0%	16%	14.5	9.6	0	1025	✓
14h	—	114	28 NNW	31 NNW	37 NNW	254	0.0	0%	19%	15.4	8.8	0	1023	—
17h	—	114	22 NNW	31 WNW	39 W	621	0.0	100%	4%	14.5	10.3	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	—	385	35 ESE	57 ESE	57 ESE	1152	0.0	39%	0%	6.9	3.5	0	—	—
11h	—	771	48 ESE	61 ESE	67 ESE	1109	2.0	0%	87%	10.2	2.1	0	—	—
14h	—	786	50 ESE	61 E	65 E	1094	2.0	0%	100%	12.3	2.3	0	—	—
17h	—	385	44 ESE	65 E	67 E	1147	0.0	0%	100%	11.2	2.7	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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